biography
pronunciation:
[bohdĩ]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1530–96)
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| biography:
| Political philosopher and lawyer, born in Angers, NW France. His most important work is De la République (1576) in which he expounds his principles of society and presents his theory of an ideal government, stressing the importance of the monarchy. He also argued for religious tolerance in Colloqium Heptaplomères (1587). He died of the plague. |
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