Étienne de La Boétie

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French writer human humanist magistrate political philosopher

Étienne de La Boétie was a 16th-century French writer, magistrate, and humanist best known for his seminal political essay "Discourse on Voluntary Servitude" and his close friendship with Michel de Montaigne.

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Étienne de La Boétie canonical 3

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instanceOf French writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
humanist ⓘ
magistrate ⓘ
political philosopher ⓘ
birthDate 1530-11-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
Périgord NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sarlat-la-Canéda NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness ⓘ
citizenship France ⓘ
closeFriend Michel de Montaigne NERFINISHED ⓘ
deathDate 1563-08-18 ⓘ
deathPlace Germignan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
near Bordeaux ⓘ
educatedAt University of Orléans NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
familyName La Boétie NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork classical philology ⓘ
law ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
genre essay ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
givenName Étienne NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFriendshipDocumentedIn Essais of Michel de Montaigne NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced French political thought ⓘ
Michel de Montaigne NERFINISHED ⓘ
early modern theories of tyranny ⓘ
libertarian political philosophy ⓘ
influencedBy Plutarch NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient Greek political thought ⓘ
classical authors ⓘ
knownFor friendship with Michel de Montaigne ⓘ
theory of voluntary servitude ⓘ
language French ⓘ
movement Renaissance humanism NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Étienne de La Boétie NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Discourse on Voluntary Servitude NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation magistrate ⓘ
poet ⓘ
translator ⓘ
writer ⓘ
originalTitle Contr'un NERFINISHED ⓘ
Discours de la servitude volontaire NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld conseiller at the Parlement of Bordeaux ⓘ
royal magistrate ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
translated classical texts ⓘ
wrote Discours de la servitude volontaire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Latin works ⓘ
sonnets in French ⓘ

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“Of Friendship” → hasKeyFigure → Étienne de La Boétie ⓘ
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Collège de Guyenne → notableAlumnus → Étienne de La Boétie ⓘ