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Are there any notable "essentialist" philosophers?

I've often heard claims that can effectively be translated as  "essentialism is dead". Is this true, or does essentialism still have respectable defenders? Specifically, I'm looking for philosophers upholding an essentialist worldview, as opposed to a more existentialist one.
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Essentialism has seen a revival in modern philosophy of science with the 'New Essentialism' movement. Brian Ellis has written several books on this topic, eg: *'The Philosophy of Nature: A Guide to the New Essentialism'* and *'Scientific Essentialism'*. David Odenberg's *'Real Essentialism'* may also be of interest to you.