Charles Simon (anarchist)

Charles Simon
Depiction of Charles Simon in Le Petit Parisien : supplément illustré (1st May 1892)
Born11 May 1873 
DiedOctober 1894  (aged 20–21)
OccupationAnarchist, terrorist, glazier 

Charles Simon, nicknamed Biscuit (Cookie) or Ravachol II, (11 May 1873 in Saint-Jean-le-Blanc – 21 or 22 October 1894 at the penal colony of Cayenne) was an anarchist militant and illegalist terrorist, best known for helping to inaugurate the Era of Attacks (1892–1894) alongside Ravachol, Soubère and Jas-Béala by participating in the Saint-Germain bombing. He was killed by the police during the 1894 anarchist convict revolt at the age of 21.

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