About Jacob de La Faye
Lived 1667 – 1748 (aged 80–81). Jacob de La Faye was a preacher and writer.
Jacques de la Faye was a 17th and 18th century French writer whose Defensio Religionis ('"Defense of Religion'), a 251-page critique of the pantheism of John Toland, was published at Utrecht by G. Broedelet in 1709. De la Faye's was the first recorded use of the word "pantheism".
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Who was Jacob de La Faye?
French writer
When was Jacob de La Faye born?
Jacob de La Faye was born in 1667 in Delft.
When did Jacob de La Faye die?
Jacob de La Faye died in 1748 in Utrecht.
What was Jacob de La Faye's occupation?
Jacob de La Faye was a preacher and writer.
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