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Montesquieu


(1689 – 1755) Full name: Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, also known as Charles de Montesquieu. A French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Age og Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers. He may have been partly responsible for the popularization of the terms feudalism and Byzantine Empire.

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