Baron von Holbach

Baron von Holbach (1723-1789) was a French philosopher born in Heidelsheim, in the Palatinate, of wealthy parents. He lived from youth all his days in Paris, kept a good table, and entertained all the "Encyclopédie" notabilities at his board. He wrote "Système de la Nature," and was a materialist in philosophy and an atheist in religion, but a kind-hearted man.

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