Hermann Samuel Reimarus

Hermann Samuel Reimarus, was a German philosopher and writer of the Enlightenment who is remembered for his Deism, the doctrine that human reason can arrive at a knowledge of God and ethics from a study of nature and our own internal reality, thus eliminating the need for religions based on revelation.

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Who was born first?

• Hermann Samuel Reimarus and François Quesnay were born the same year
• Hermann Samuel Reimarus and Francis Hutcheson were born the same year
• Hermann Samuel Reimarus and Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington were born the same year
• Hermann Samuel Reimarus and Voltaire were born the same year
• Hermann Samuel Reimarus was born 2 years before Henry Home, Lord Kames

Timeline

1. Francis HutchesonAugust 8, 1694 – August 8, 1746
2. François QuesnayJune 4, 1694 – December 16, 1774
3. Hermann Samuel Reimarus (this page)December 22, 1694 – March 1, 1768
4. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of BurlingtonApril 25, 1694 – December 4, 1753
5. VoltaireNovember 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778
6. Henry Home, Lord Kames1696 – December 27, 1782

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