1723 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1723.
Memorial to Thomas d'Urfey at St James's Church, Piccadilly
Baron d'Holbach
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Paul Thiry, Baron d'Holbach, known as d'Holbach, was a Franco-German philosopher, encyclopedist and writer, who was a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment. He was born in Edesheim, near Landau
Portrait by Alexander Roslin
Insight into the Ludwigstrasse in Edesheim (Rhineland-Palatinate). The birthplace of Paul Henri Thiry d'Holbach was in the house n° 4. Old picture postcard from 1940.
Segment of his baptism certificate
Franz Adam Holbach's, or Adam François d'Holbach's house in Edesheim, Schloss Kupperwolf