Montesquieu
1689–1755
French thinker who articulated the separation of powers.
Montesquieu (1689–1755) was a political philosopher, born in Château de la Brède and died in Paris.
- Known as
- Political philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 1689, Château de la Brède
- Died
- 1755, Paris
Alive at the same time as Montesquieu
- Jonathan Swift 1667–1745, satirist
- Antonio Vivaldi 1678–1741, composer
- George Frideric Handel 1685–1759, composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750, composer
- Voltaire 1694–1778, philosopher
- Anne Bonny c. 1697–c. 1782, pirate
- Baal Shem Tov c. 1698–1760, rabbi
- David Hume 1711–1776, philosopher
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712–1778, philosopher
- Denis Diderot 1713–1784, philosopher
- Adam Smith 1723–1790, economist and philosopher
- Immanuel Kant 1724–1804, philosopher
Portrait: After Jacques-Antoine Dassier, Public domain.
