1000 Gulden Netherlands note (1972)

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BARUCH DE SPINOZA

1632 – 1677

Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher from a Sephardi family originating in Portugal. His radical ideas brought him into conflict with the Jewish Community of Amsterdam and he was excommunicated in 1656.

His philosophical works assured him a lasting fame and he was shown on the banknote of the Netherlands in 1972.