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
Died11 January 1771(1771-01-11) (aged 66)
Château de La Garde, Toulon, France
Occupation
  • Philosopher
  • author
Philosophical work
EraAge of Enlightenment
RegionFrench philosophy
School
Main interests
Notable ideas

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.