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Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

1689 - 1755

Born

18 January 1689

La Brede, near Bordeaux, France

Died

10 February 1755

Paris, France

Nationality
French
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
26/02/1730
Relationships
Father of Jean Baptist Secondat de Montesquieu (FRS 1744); inherited the post of President of the Parlement of Bordeaux from his uncle

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