Montesquieu
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1689Château de la Brède
Montesquieu was a French philosopher and writer, author of 'The Spirit of the Laws'. Born in 1689, he is considered a founder of the theory of separation of powers.
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- occupation
- philosopher·writer·novelist·sociologist·lawyer·judge
- country of citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- genre
- epistolary novel·essay
- member of
- Académie Française·Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences·Royal Society·Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France)