What is Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai?
{{infobox officeholder | image = Merlin de Douai by Hilaire Ledru 1812.jpg | caption = Portrait by Hilaire Ledru, 1812 | office = President of the [[French Directory|Directory]] | term_start = 26 May 1799 | term_end = 18 June 1799 | predecessor = [[Paul Barras]] | successor = [[Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès]] | term_start1 = 25 February 1798 | term_end1 = 26 May 1798 | predecessor1 = [[Paul Barras]] | successor1 = [[Jean-François Reubell]] | office2 = Member of the [[French Directory|Directory]] | term_start2 = 4 September 1797 | term_end2 = 18 July 1799 | predecessor2 = [[Lazare Carnot]] | successor2 = [[Jean-François Moulin]] | office3 = [[President of the National Convention]] | term_start3 = 3 August 1794 | term_end3 = 18 August 1794 | predecessor3 = [[Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois]] | successor3 = [[Antoine Merlin de Thionville]] | office4 = Member of the [[French National Convention|National Convention]] | constituency4 = [[Nord (French department)|Nord]] | term_start4 = 21 September 1792 | term_end4 = 26 October 1795 | signature = Signature de Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai.jpg }} '''Philippe-Antoine Merlin''', known as '''Merlin de Douai''' (30 October 1754 – 26 December 1838) was a [[French Revolution|French]] [[politician]] and [[lawyer]]. He was the 21st [[President of the National Conventional|President of the National Convention]] from 3 to 18 August 1794. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merlin, Philippe Antoine}} [[Category:1754 births]] [[Category:1838 deaths]] [[Category:French lawyers]] [[Category:Presidents of the National Convention]] [[Category:Politicians from Grand Est]] [[Category:People from Nord]]