tienne or Estienne de La Botie (French:[etjn d la besi](
listen); [bwati] or [beti] in local occitan Prigord dialect; 1 November 1530 18 August 1563) was a French judge, writer, and "a founder of modern political philosophy in France." He is best remembered as the great and close friend of the eminent essayist Michel de Montaigne, in one of history's most notable friendships."
