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Claude Adrien Helvétius (; Claude Adrien Helvétius (/ hɛlˈviːʃəs /; [1] French: [klod adʁijɛ̃ ɛlvesjys]; 26 January [2] – 26 December ) was a French philosopher, freemason [3] and littérateur.
Claude-Adrien Helvétius, born on January Claude-Adrien Helvétius (born Jan. 26, , Paris, Fr.—died Dec. 26, , Voré, Collines des Perches) was a philosopher, controversialist, and wealthy host to the Enlightenment group of French thinkers known as Philosophes.
Portrait of Claude Adrien Helvetius
Biography of Claude Helvétius. Claude Adrien Helvétius was born on January 31, , in Paris, France. He was a French philosopher and a prominent figure of the Enlightenment era. Helvétius was born into a family of court physicians and initially pursued a career as a financier, influenced by his father's desire for him to become a tax official.Portrait of Claude Adrien Helvétius Claude Adrien Schweitzer (latinized as Helvétius) was born in Paris, France on February 26, , into a family of prominent physicians. His grandfather, a famous alchemist, introduced the use of ipecacuanha; his father was first physician to Marie Leszczyńska, Queen of France.