In France, the method of execution was intended to match the crime and the convict's social rank. ... This method became the standard method of execution in France until it was abolished in 1981. ... The invention was meant to kill a person quickly and painlessly and it became the standard method of execution in France until capital punishment The name of his invention was the electric chair. ... For example, during the French Revolution, about 17,000 to 40,000 people were killed among those were Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI. ... The chamber is of octagonal shape and ...

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