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When was Moses Mendelssohn born?

  • September 6, 1729

  • January 4, 1786

  • August 3, 1725

  • December 25, 1726

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Moses Mendelssohn was born on September 6, 1729 in Dessau, Germany. He was a German-Jewish philosopher, writer, composer, and translator. Mendelssohn was a key figure in the Jewish Enlightenment (Haskalah) and is considered to be one of the most important philosophers of the 18th century. His writings on religion, ethics, and politics were influential in the development of modern thought.
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