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Thomas Hobbes
English philosopher (1588–1679)
- Dated 5 April 1588 CE – 4 December 1679 CE
- Also called Thomas Hobbes of Malflutry, Thomas Hobbsted
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- was influenced by Aristotle Greek philosopher
- was influenced by Francis Bacon English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
- was influenced by Hugo Grotius Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)
- was influenced by Plato 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher
- influenced Benedictus de Spinoza Dutch philosopher (1632-1677)
- influenced Carl Schmitt German jurist, political theorist and professor of law (1888-1985)
- influenced Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
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