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1733Aug, 16

Matthew Tindal

Matthew Tindal, English philosopher and author (b. 1657)
Matthew Tindal (1657 – 16 August 1733) was an eminent English deist author. His works, highly influential at the dawn of the Enlightenment, caused great controversy and challenged the Christian consensus of his time.

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