Michel de Montaigne
- Born
- 1533 · Périgord, France
- Died
- 1592 · Périgord, France
- Nationality
- French
- Forms
- Essays (the form he invented)
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was a French Renaissance philosopher and writer who popularized the essay as a literary form. His “Essais” cover topics from education to cannibalism with wit, skepticism, and deep self-examination. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance.
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