Enlightenment

John Locke

Aug 29, 1632

Place of birth: Wrigton,Somerset, England
Contributions:
-Wrote about political, philosophy, epistemology and education
-Locke´s writing helped found modern Western philosophy
-Helped sleer the resurrection of the Board of Trade

Voltaire

Nov 21, 1694

Place of birth: Paris, France
Contributions:
- One of the leading writers of the Englightenments.
- Greatest french writer of that time.
- He was known because of his famed works like Zaire, Candide and The Age og Louis XIV.

Rousseau

Jun 28, 1712

Place of birth: Geneva Suitzerland
Contributions
-He was a philosopher,and writter
-Political theorist
-His treatises and novels inspired the leader of the french revolution and the romantic generation

Denis Diderot

Oct 5, 1713

Place of birth: Langres, France
Contributions:
- Best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor and contributor to the Encyclopedié.
- Has famous work like Jacques the Fatalist, and Paradox of the Actor.

Adam Smith

Jun 16, 1723

Place of birth: Kirkcaldy, UK
Contributions:
-¨The theory of moral sentiments¨ 1759
-¨The wealth of nations¨ 1776

Montesquieu

Jan 18, 1755

Place of birth: La Bordeaux France
Contributions:
-He influenced the founding fathers and the constitution
-In 1722 he published The Persian Letters
-He was a political philosopher

Mary Wollstonecraft

Apr 27, 1759

Place of birth: London
Contributions:
-Published " A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792
-Published " The wrongs of Woman", she explain that the women had strong sexual desires

Karl Marx

May 5, 1818

Place of birth: Trier, Germany
Contributions:
-The Communist Manifesto 1848
-The Economic and philosophic manuscripts of 1844