Lucie Simplice Camille Benoît Desmoulins (French: [kamij demulɛ̃]; 2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794), a journalist and politician, played an important role in the French Revolution. He was a childhood friend of Maximilien Robespierre and a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton, who were influential figures in the French Revolution. Desmoulins was tried and executed alongside Danton when the Committee of Public Safety reacted against Dantonist opposition.