Fabre d'Églantine
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| Born | 28 July 1750 Carcassonne, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 5 April 1794 (aged 43) Paris, French Republic |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Political party | Jacobin |
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine (French pronunciation: [filip fʁɑ̃swa nazɛːʁ fabʁ deɡlɑ̃tin]; 28 July 1750 – 5 April 1794), commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
He is best known for having invented the names of the months in the French Republican calendar, and for the song Il pleut, il pleut, bergère which is still a popular nursery rhyme today.