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'''Paul-Henri Thiry''', Baron d'Holbach (1723–89) was a [[France|French]] [[philosophy|philosopher]], author, and one of the [[Encyclopedists]] (French Encyclopédie) who advocated [[naturalism|naturalistic]] and [[materialism|materialistic]] ideas.<ref name="bartleby">Columbia Encyclopedia: [http://www.bartleby.com/65/ho/Holbach.html Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d’]</ref>  He was an opponent of [[Christianity]] and religion.<ref name="bartleby"/> His most well known work was ''Système de la nature'' (''The System of Nature'') published in 1770, which was first published under the name of Mirabaud. <ref name="bartleby"/> He was an early advocate of [[atheism]] in Europe, and was known for his hedonistic, sybaritic lifestyle.{{fact|date=sept2008}}

'''Paul-Henri Thiry''', Baron d'Holbach (1723–89) was a [[France|French]] [[philosophy|philosopher]], author, and one of the [[Encyclopedists]] (French Encyclopédie) who advocated [[naturalism|naturalistic]] and [[materialism|materialistic]] ideas.<ref name="bartleby">Columbia Encyclopedia: [http://www.bartleby.com/65/ho/Holbach.html Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d’]</ref>  He was an opponent of [[Christianity]] and religion.<ref name="bartleby"/> His most well known work was ''Système de la nature'' (''The System of Nature'') published in 1770, which was first published under the name of Mirabaud. <ref name="bartleby"/> He was an early advocate of [[atheism]] in Europe.

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