François Rabelais
Novelist, Author
1494 – 1553
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Who was François Rabelais?
François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics considered him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing.
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- Born
- Feb 4, 1494
Chinon - Also known as
- Alcofrybas Nasier
- Francois Rabelais
- François Rabelais
- Francis Rabelais
- Rabelais
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- University of Poitiers
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Montpellier
( - 1537)
- Lived in
- Centre Region, France
- Died
- Apr 9, 1553
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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