on the following day. Despite his role in the church, earlier authors of this entry suggest he was a member of the atheistic secret society the Illuminati, "whose Plan is to overturn all Government and all Religion, even natural; and who endeavour to eradicate every Idea of a Supreme Being, and distinguish Man from Beast by his Shape only." However, this understanding is likely based on a misreading of Snyder's letters to George Washington, which referred to a Fauchet as Illuminati. However, when the referenced letter is read contextually with the mention of Genêt, the French Envoy to America, the discussed Fauchet is likely Jean Antoine Joseph Fauchet, who actually visited the United States to arrest Genêt. References Sources This further cites: Mémoires . . . ou Lettres de Claude Fauchet (5th ed., 79,3) Notes sur Claude Fauchet (Caen, 1842) 1744 births 1793 deaths People from Nièvre Politicians from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Girondins Deputies to the French National Convention Constitutional bishops French people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution