Bernard Mandeville Philosopher

Bernard Mandeville, or Bernard de Mandeville (15 November 1670 – 21 January 1733), was an Anglo-Dutch philosopher, political economist and satirist. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, he lived most of his life in England and used English for most of his published works. He became famous for The Fable of the Bees.

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Alias (AKA)	Bernard de Mandeville
Birth date	November 15, 1670
Birth place	Netherlands , Rotterdam , Dutch Republic
Date of death	January 21, 1733
Place of death	England , Kingdom of Great Britain , London Borough of Hackney
Era	Age of Enlightenment
Main interest	Economics Ethics Political philosophy

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influenced	Adam Smith Friedrich Hayek
influenced by	René Descartes William Petty
notable idea	Division of labour Free market
philosophical school	Classical economics