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Michel de Montaigne
1533–1592 · Renaissance humanism · Renaissance
Michel de Montaigne retired from public office to a tower library and, from 1572 on, wrote the Essays, a form he largely invented.
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Philosopher
Last reviewed:
1533–1592 · Renaissance humanism · Renaissance
Michel de Montaigne retired from public office to a tower library and, from 1572 on, wrote the Essays, a form he largely invented.
One moment.