Person
François Rabelais
French writer, doctor and humanist
b. 1494 CE – d. 1553 CE
World The Atlantic Lands
François Rabelais (c. 1494 – April 9, 1553) is a major French Renaissance writer, doctor and Renaissance humanist.
He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, and both bawdy jokes and songs.
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- Benedictines, or Order of St. Benedict
- Flanders, County of
- Normandy, Duchy of
- Brittanny, Duchy of
- Metz, Bishopric of
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (2017). François Rabelais. History Atlas. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/francois-rabelais/
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