Michel de Montaigne: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
Born	February 28, 1533 • France
Died	September 23, 1592 (aged 59) • France

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Engraved portrait of Michel de Montaigne wearing a ruffled collar and ornate Renaissance clothing, facing forward with a neutral expression.

A thick, worn volume bound in light parchment with handwritten title and publication details on the spine, reading Essais de Messire Michel seigneur de Montaigne, Bordeaux 1580.

Title page of the first edition of Michel de Montaigne's Essais from 1580, showing worn paper, handwritten notes, and ornate printed text in French.

Michel de Montaigne, portrait by an unknown artist, 16th century.

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