Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer

Marquis d'Argens
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer; Marquis d'Argens
	Portrait by Jakob van der Schley, 1738
Born	24 June 1704; Aix-en-Provence, France
Died	11 January 1771 (aged 66); Château de La Garde, Toulon, France
Occupation	Philosopher; author;
	Philosophy career
Era	Age of Enlightenment
Region	French philosophy
School	Rationalism; Epicureanism; Pelagianism;
Main interests	Political philosophy; literature; historiography; biblical criticism;
Notable ideas	Toleration; freedom of religion; freedom of speech; separation of church and state;

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.

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