François Hotman
François Hotman (23 August 1524 – 12 February 1590) was a French Protestant lawyer and writer, associated with the
legal humanists and with the
monarchomaques, who struggled against
absolute monarchy. His first name is often written 'Francis' in English. His surname is Latinized by himself as
Hotomanus, by others as
Hotomannus and
Hottomannus. He has been called "one of the first modern revolutionaries".
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