Philosophers in Bordeaux

The atlas holds 3 people and 8 moments here, from 1539 to 1764. The most recorded lives are Montesquieu, Michel de Montaigne and Adam Smith.

Notable people

1. Montesquieu

   from 1689 to 1731

   4 moments here

   Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, was a French jurist, historian, and political philosopher.…

2. Michel de Montaigne

   from 1539 to 1581

   3 moments here

   French Renaissance writer, magistrate, diplomat, and two-term mayor of Bordeaux, best known for the Essais.…

3. Adam Smith

   in 1764

   1 moment here

   Scottish moral philosopher and political economist of the Scottish Enlightenment, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the…

Moments

1. 1539 Student at the College of Guienne Michel de Montaigne
2. 1557 Councillor of the Bordeaux Parlement Michel de Montaigne
3. 1581 Mayor of Bordeaux Michel de Montaigne
4. 1689 Birth at Château de la Brède Montesquieu
5. 1705 Legal studies in Bordeaux Montesquieu
6. 1714 Counselor at the Bordeaux Parlement Montesquieu
7. 1731 Retreat to La Brède after the grand tour Montesquieu
8. 1764 Excursion to Bordeaux Adam Smith

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