Montesquieu
French philosopher (1689–1755)
Montesquieu was born on January 18, 1689 in Château de la Brède and died on February 10, 1755 in Paris, aged 66. Recorded occupations: philosopher, writer, novelist, sociologist, lawyer and judge. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of France. Positions held include judge and Member of the Académie française. Notable works include “The Spirit of the Laws”. Educated at College of Juilly and Lycée Saint-Louis. Honours include Fellow of the Royal Society. Member of Académie Française, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of London and Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France).
- Born
- January 18, 1689 · Château de la Brède
- Died
- February 10, 1755 · Paris
- Age at death
- 66
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Occupations
- philosopher, writer, novelist, sociologist, lawyer, judge
- Positions held
- judge, Member of the Académie française
- Notable works
- The Spirit of the Laws
- Education
- College of Juilly, Lycée Saint-Louis
- Honours
- Fellow of the Royal Society
- Wikipedia editions
- 110 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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