Montesquieu

Montesquieu

Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl lwi də səɡɔ̃da baʁɔ̃ də la bʁɛd e də mɔ̃tɛskjø]; 18 January 1689 – 10 February 1755), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu (US: , UK also , French: [mɔ̃tɛskjø]), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Montesquieu has received more than 3,925,527 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Montesquieu is the 19th most popular philosopher (down from 18th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from France (up from 11th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Philosopher.

Montesquieu is most famous for his work "The Spirit of the Laws," which is considered to be one of the most influential works in the history of political philosophy.