Franciscus van den Enden
Flemish Jesuit, Neo-Latin poet, physician, art dealer, philosopher and teacher of Baruch de Spinoza
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Franciscus van den Enden, in later life also known as 'Affinius' was a Flemish former Jesuit, Neo-Latin poet, physician, art dealer, philosopher, and plotter against Louis XIV of France. Born in Antwerp, where he had a truncated career as a Jesuit and an art dealer, he moved later to the Dutch Republic where he became part of a group of radical thinkers sometimes referred to as the Amsterdam Circle who challenged prevailing views on politics and religion. He was a Utopian planning to set up an ideal society in the Dutch colonies in America and a proponent of democracy in the administration of states. He is best known as the Latin teacher of Spinoza , with whom Spinoza boarded for a period. His philosophical ideas may have influenced Spinoza, although this has been disputed. He was implicated in a plot against Louis XIV and executed by hanging.
