| Birth: | Oct. 25, 1767 | | Death: | Dec. 8, 1830 | 
Political philosopher, now mainly remembered for his semi-autobiographical, and rather scandalous, novella , 'Adolphe'. "Whenever there is no absolute necessity, whenever legislation may fail to intervene without society being overthrown, whenever, finally it is a question merely of some hypothetical improvement, the law must abstain, leave things alone, and keep quiet." (bio by: David Conway)
Search Amazon for Benjamin Constant | | | Burial:
Cimetière du Père Lachaise
Paris
Paris
Ile-de-France, France
Plot: Division 29, #2 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Dec 19, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 7807 |
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