Montesquieu, French Man of Letters(1689-1755)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Montesquieu
• Known as: Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
• Birth: January 18, 1689, La Brède, Aquitaine, France
• Death: February 10, 1755, Paris, France
• Language: French
• Who he was: French man of letters; Lettres Persanes (Persian Letters); Considérations sur les Causes de la Grandeur des Romains et de Leur Décadence (Considerations on the Causes of the Grandeur and Decadence of the Romans); De l'Esprit des Lois (The Spirit of the Laws)
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP)

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