Portrait of the Philosopher Holbah at The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

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Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and key figure in the French Enlightenment. Born Paul Heinrich Dietrich in Edesheim near Landau in the Rhenish Palatinate, he spent most of his life working and living in Paris where he maintained a salon. He was widely recognized for his atheism and prolific writings against religion, including the well-known book "The System of Nature" published in 1770. This item is part of the "Scan The World" project initiated by MyMiniFactory as a non-profit endeavor to create a digital library of fully printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks worldwide accessible for free. Scan The World is an open-source community effort; if you have interesting items nearby that you'd like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to learn how you can participate. Scanned by Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)