Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Renaissance thinker who created the essay as a literary form (maternal converso ancestry)
1533, Château de Montaigne, Guyenne, France — 1592, Château de Montaigne, Guyenne, France
France (Guyenne · Bordeaux)
Michel de Montaigne is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Renaissance thinker who created the essay as a literary form (maternal converso ancestry)
Michel de Montaigne created the essay as a literary form, using his 'Essais' to examine himself and the human condition with unusual candour and scepticism. His work shaped modern autobiographical and philosophical writing. His mother, Antoinette de Louppes (Lopez), descended from a Sephardic Jewish converso family from Spain; Montaigne himself was raised and lived as a Catholic.
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Renaissance thinker who created the essay as a literary form (maternal converso ancestry)
Source: Britannica
