Julien Offray de La Mettrie Philosopher

Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment. He is best known for his work L'homme machine "Machine man". or "The Human Mechanism".

Personal facts

Birth date	November 23, 1709
Birth place	Kingdom of France , France , Saint-Malo
Date of death	November 11, 1751
Place of death	Berlin , Kingdom of Prussia , Prussia
Era	Age of Enlightenment
Main interest	Mind–body problem