According to the reference work "Biography":
The French author Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-1592) created a new literary genre, the essay, in which he used self-portrayal as a mirror of humanity in general.
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the father of essay writing is said to be Joseph P. Hynes
who is the father of formal essay
Explain why is an author in essay nearly implied?
francis bacon
Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was the first really major English essayist,
Dante Alighieri
no
Francis Bacon
no, can you?
the father of essay writing is said to be Joseph P. Hynes
The author of the essay "An Essay on the Principle of Population" is Thomas Malthus. He first published it in 1798, discussing the impact of unchecked population growth on resources and society.
it synthesizes earlier information and ends the essay