Jean-Louis de Lolme
Jean-Louis de Lolme () or
Delolme (174016 July 1806) was a
Genevan and British
political theorist and writer on constitutional matters, born in the then independent Republic of
Geneva. As an adult he moved to England, and became a British subject. His most famous work was ''
Constitution de l'Angleterre'' (''The Constitution of England'', 1771), which was subsequently published in English as well. In it, de Lolme advocated a constitutional form of government enshrining the principle that monarchy,
aristocracy and democracy should be balanced against each other. He also praised the element of
representative democracy in the constitution, and urged an extension of
suffrage. The work influenced many of the
framers of the
United States Constitution.
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