Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Paul Heinrich Dietrich
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Paul Heinrich Dietrich, Baron d'Holbach
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| Era | 18th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | French materialism |
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Main interests
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Atheism, Determinism, Materialism |
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach (8 December 1723 – 21 January 1789) was a French-German author, philosopher and encyclopedist. He was an important figure in the French Enlightenment. He was born Paul Heinrich Dietrich in Edesheim, near Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate. He spent most of his life in Paris, where he kept a salon. He is best known for his atheism. He wrote a lot. Most of his writings are against religion. His best-known book is the System of Nature.
Images for kids
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Insight into the Ludwigstrasse in Edesheim (Rhineland-Palatinate). The birthplace of Paul Henri Thiry d'Holbach was in the house n° 4. Old picture postcard from 1940.
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Segment of his baptism certificate
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Franz Adam Holbach's, or Adam François d'Holbach's house in Edesheim, Schloss Kupperwolf
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Kasteel Heeze te Heeze, since the year 1733 in possession of François Adam d'Holbach. In 1735 additional buildings were erected. Paul Henri Thiry Holbach inherited this estate in 1750.
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Portrait of Mme Charlotte Suzanne d´Holbach, his second wife. Oil painting from Alexander Roslin (1718–1793)
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Le Château de Grand-Val; view of the park site
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Church of Saint-Roch, front view of the church in which he and his friend Denis Diderot were buried.
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Baron d'Holbach
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In Spanish: Paul Henri Thiry d'Holbach para niños
