What was Baron d'Holbach's birth name?
Paul Heinrich Dietrich
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Denis Diderot
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Paul Heinrich Dietrich, known as Baron d'Holbach, was a French philosopher and writer. Born in Edesheim, Germany, he adopted the name "d'Holbach" after purchasing the Barony of Holbach in the Palatinate. D'Holbach is best known for his contributions to the Enlightenment and his influential work, "The System of Nature," which advocated for atheism and materialism.
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