Enlightenment thinker. It was his idea to divide the State into three powers: executive, judiciary and legislative.
It was Charles Louis the Secondat Montesquieu.
Most important was Voltaire (true name François-Marie Arouet). Others were Montesquieu (Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu), Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot.
Although the idea of having three branches of government has its roots in ancient Greece and the Roman Republic, the modern version is attributed to French Enlightenment political philosopher, Baron de Montesquieu. His writings on the concept were probably most influential on America's Founders.
Charles Montesquieu !
Charles-Louis Montesquieu was a French political thinker known for his theory of separation of powers.
Montesquieu was a French lawyer and philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. His full name was Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu. His theory of separation of powers is used in many of the constitutions around the world, including the United States.
Apex : C.These writings challenged traditional, social, religious, and political values.
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separation of power in government
Charles de Montesquieu
On 10 February 1755.
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