Person Montesquieu; Charles de Secondat (1689 - 1755); Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu Montesquieu Charles de Secondat 1689 - 1755 French Male La Brede, near Bordeaux, France 18 January 1689 Paris, France 10 February 1755

Philosophy Political theory 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 Father of Jean Baptist Secondat de Montesquieu (FRS 1744); inherited the post of President of the Parlement of Bordeaux from his uncle Fellow 26/02/1730 George Lewis Teissier Paul de St Hyacinthe Sir Hans Sloane 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 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11294 18 Jan 1689 - 10 Feb 1755 NA7849 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 4f71a4ee-bbe5-4bbc-8c50-c4b6e75be1c1