Michel (miʃɛl) (Eyquem) (ikɛm) de. 1533–92, French writer. His life's work, the Essays (begun in 1571), established the essay as a literary genre and record the evolution of his moral ideas
Montaigne in American English
(mɑnˈteɪn; French mɔ̃̃ˈtɛnj(ə))
Miˈchel Eyˈquem de (miʃɛlɛˈkɛm də) 1533-92; Fr. essayist