Which philosopher and "father of the French Renaissance" is famous for popularizing essays as a literary genre?

This French humanist inspired future generations of Jean-Jacques Rousseaus and Francis Bacons. Blending autobiographical storytelling with intellect, the philosopher Michel de Montaigne put essays on the map as a literary genre. Essays like "That Men by Various Ways Arrive at the Same End" and "Of Solitude" were published in a collection, and he wrote on themes such as child education, motivation, and faith.

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