| Authorised form of name | Montesquieu; Charles de Secondat (1689 - 1755); Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu |
| Dates | 1689 - 1755 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | La Brede, near Bordeaux, France |
| Date of birth | 18 January 1689 |
| Place of death | Paris, France |
| Date of death | 10 February 1755 |
| Research field | Philosophy |
| Political theory |
| Activity | Education:
Oratorian College, Juilly; Bordeaux (1705-1708)
Career:
President a mortier in the Parliament of Bordeaux (1716); had problems with his eyesight; researched the weight and transparency of bodies, and the causes of echoes; published 'Lettres persanes' (1721); visited several European countries, including England where he lived for two years (1729-1731); his 'De l'esprit des lois' was placed on the Index (1748); was blind by the time he died
Memberships:
Academie des Sciences (1728)); Academie de Bordeaux (1716); Freemason
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 26/02/1730 |
| Proposer | George Lewis Teissier |
| Paul de St Hyacinthe |
| Sir Hans Sloane |
| Relationships | Father of Jean Baptist Secondat de Montesquieu (FRS 1744); inherited the post of President of the Parlement of Bordeaux from his uncle |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
P Casini, 'Newton's Principia and the Philosophers of the Enlightenment' in NR 1988 vol 42 pp 35-52 |
| Royal Society code | NA7849 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/004100 | Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat | nd |
| L&P/1/263 | Paper, 'Of stones of a regular figure found at Bagneres' by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu | 1743 |