Michel de Montaigne
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French author, philosopher, and statesman
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Why Is Michel de Montaigne Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne , commonly known as Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Montaigne had a direct influence on numerous Western writers; his massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written.
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