Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer Marquis d'Argens
Portrait by Jakob van der Schley, 1738
Born	(1704-06-24)24 June 1704 Aix-en-Provence, France
Died	11 January 1771(1771-01-11) (aged 66) Château de La Garde, Toulon, France
Occupation	Philosopher author
Philosophy career
Era	Age of Enlightenment
Region	French philosophy
School	Rationalism Epicureanism Pelagianism[1]
Main interests	Political philosophy literature historiography biblical criticism
Notable ideas	Toleration freedom of religion freedom of speech separation of church and state
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Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (24 June 1704 – 11 January 1771) was a French rationalist, author and critic of the Catholic Church, who was a close friend of Voltaire and spent much of his life in exile at the court of Frederick the Great.