22 November 2023 | Author/Destination: Editorial / Redaktion | Category: Portrait
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Statue of Baron de Montesquieu in Bordeaux © Als33120/cc-by-a-4.0
Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French
judge,
man of letters,
historian, and
political philosopher. He is the principal source of the theory of
separation of powers, which is implemented in many
constitutions throughout the world. He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word
despotism in the political lexicon. His anonymously published
The Spirit of Law (1748), which was received well in both Great Britain and the American colonies, influenced the
Founding Fathers of the United States in drafting the
U.S. Constitution.
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