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Also Known As Baruch Spinoza • Bendictus Spinoza • Bento de Espinosa
Born November 24, 1632 • Amsterdam • Netherlands • (Birthday in 3 days)
Died February 21, 1677 (aged 44) • The Hague • Netherlands
Subjects Of Study mind-body dualism • pantheism

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