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Jean de La Bruyère
1645 – 1696 · aged 51
17th-century French writer and philosopher (1645–1696)
- Born
- 16 Aug 1645 · Paris
- Died
- 10 May 1696 · Versailles
Part ofCatholicism305 CE – today
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- 16 Aug 1645BornBorn in Paris
- 1673 – 1686RoleTreasurer general of France
- 1693 – 1696RoleMember of the Académie française
- 10 May 1696DiedDied in Versailles
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Biography
Jean de La Bruyère (UK: , UK: ; French: [ʒɑ̃ d(ə) la bʁɥijɛʁ]; 16 August 1645 – 11 May 1696) was a French philosopher and moralist who was noted for his satire.
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