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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
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18th-century British statesman and man of letters; (1694-1773)

Also known as: Filip Dormer Çesterfild, Lord Stanhope, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, 4. Earl of Chesterfield, Филип Дормер Стенхоп Честерфилд

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Known works

  • Letters to his son
  • Pasquin and Marforio on the peace
  • Dear boy
  • Letters to his son and others
  • The complete economy of human life (1814)