Jean Louis de Lolme

Born in Geneva in 1740, Jean-Louis de Lolme was a political writer best known for studying the British constitution. He later settled in England and became a British subject, writing about constitutional government, liberty, and the balance of political powers.

His most famous book, The Constitution of England, first appeared in French in 1771 and was later published in English. It was widely read for its clear account of how monarchy, Parliament, and the courts worked together, and it helped shape later discussions of modern constitutional government.

De Lolme died on July 16, 1806. Though he is less widely known today than some of his contemporaries, his writing remains an important window into 18th-century debates about representative government and political stability.