Baron d'Holbach

Paul Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, known as d'Holbach, was a Franco-German philosopher, encyclopedist and writer, who was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment. He was born in Edesheim, near Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate, but lived and worked mainly in Paris, where he kept a salon.

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Who was born first?

• Baron d'Holbach and Adam Ferguson were born the same year
• Baron d'Holbach and Jean-François Marmontel were born the same year
• Baron d'Holbach and William Chambers were born the same year
• Baron d'Holbach and Adam Smith were born the same year
• Baron d'Holbach was born 1 year before Cao Xueqin

Timeline

1. Adam FergusonJune 20, 1723 – February 22, 1816
2. Adam SmithJune 1723 – July 17, 1790
3. Baron d'Holbach (this page)December 8, 1723 – January 21, 1789
4. Jean-François MarmontelJuly 11, 1723 – December 31, 1799
5. William ChambersFebruary 23, 1723 – March 8, 1796
6. Cao XueqinJuly 12, 1724 – 1763

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