Baruch Spinoza is a composer from Amsterdam.
Amsterdam . Famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank , artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh , and philosopher Baruch Spinoza . Baruch Spinoza ( [ bəˈruːk_spɪˈnoʊzə ] [ baːˈrux spɪˈnoːzaː ] ; born Benedito de Espinosa , [ bɨnɨˈðitu ðɨ ʃpiˈnɔzɐ ] ; 24 November 1632 -- 21 February 1677 , later Benedict de Spinoza ) was a Dutch philosopher of Sephardi/Portuguese origin .