Étienne de La Boétie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Étienne de La Boétie

French judge, writer and philosopher

Date of Birth: 01-Nov-1530

Place of Birth: Sarlat-la-Canéda, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1563

Profession: judge, writer, poet, French moralist, philosopher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Étienne or Estienne de La Boétie (French: [etj?n d? la b?esi] (listen), also [bwati] or [b?eti]; Occitan: Esteve de La Boetiá; 1 November 1530 – 18 August 1563) was a French judge, writer and "a founder of modern political philosophy in France".
He is best remembered as the great and close friend of the eminent essayist Michel de Montaigne "in one of history's most notable friendships", as well as an earlier influence for anarchist thought.