Baruch Spinoza, also known under his Latinized pen name Benedictus de Spinoza, was a philosopher of Portuguese-Jewish origin. Wikipedia
Born: November 24, 1632, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: February 21, 1677 (age 44 years), The Hague, Netherlands
Influenced by: René Descartes, Plato, Aristotle, and more
Parents: Miguel Spinoza and Hanna Debora d'Espinoza
Era: 17th-century philosophy; Age of Enlightenment
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