François Rabelais

Summary

François Rabelais is a human^[1]. Born in Seuilly^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1494^[3]. He passed away in Paris^[4]. He died on April 9, 1553^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], physician writer^[7], novelist^[8], and humorist^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,141 views/month, #6,730 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• François Rabelais was born in Seuilly^[2].
• Born in Chinon^[11], François Rabelais…
• François Rabelais passed away in Paris^[4].
• François Rabelais was born on January 1, 1494^[3].
• François Rabelais was born on 1500^[12].
• François Rabelais died on April 9, 1553^[5].
• François Rabelais died on 1553^[13].
• François Rabelais is buried at Paris^[14].
• François Rabelais's father was Antoine Rabelais^[15].
• François Rabelais held citizenship in Kingdom of France^[16].
• Middle French was François Rabelais's native language^[17].
• François Rabelais worked as a writer^[6].
• François Rabelais worked as a physician writer^[7].
• François Rabelais worked as a novelist^[8].
• François Rabelais worked as a humorist^[9].
• François Rabelais was educated at University of Montpellier^[18].
• François Rabelais's education included a stint at University of Poitiers^[19].
• A notable work attributed to François Rabelais is Abbaye de Thélème^[20].
• A notable work attributed to François Rabelais is Gargantua and Pantagruel^[21].
• François Rabelais's religion is recorded as Christianity^[22].
• François Rabelais is recorded as male^[23].
• François Rabelais's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• François Rabelais is associated with the freethought movement^[25].
• François Rabelais is associated with the renaissance humanism movement^[26].
• François Rabelais's Commons category is recorded as François Rabelais^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: FR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1494^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1553-04-09^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 49f6cad9-f4e6-4822-a5af-eb9d455c7d1c^[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Seuilly^[2], a commune of France^[33], in France^[34] and Chinon^[11], a commune of France^[35], in France^[36]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1494^[3] and 1500^[12]. François Rabelais's father was Antoine Rabelais^[15]. Middle French was his native language^[17].

Education

Educated at University of Montpellier^[18], an Experimental Public Establishment (France)^[37], in France^[38], founded in 1220^[39], headquartered in Montpellier^[40] and University of Poitiers^[19], an open-access publisher^[41], in France^[42], founded in 1431^[43], headquartered in Poitiers^[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], physician writer^[7], novelist^[8], and humorist^[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Abbaye de Thélème^[20], an utopia^[45] and Gargantua and Pantagruel^[21], a novel series^[46]. Things named for François Rabelais include 5666 Rabelais^[47], Rabelais^[48], and Goetheana rabelaisi^[49].

Personal Life

François Rabelais's religion is recorded as Christianity^[22].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 9, 1553^[5] and 1553^[13]. François Rabelais passed away in Paris^[4]. Burial took place at Paris^[14].

Why It Matters

François Rabelais ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,141 views/month, #6,730 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

He has been cited as an influence by Păstorel Teodoreanu^[52], a linguist^[53], 1894–1964^[54], of Romania^[55] and Abbaye de Créteil^[56], an art group^[57], in France^[58], founded in 1906^[59].

Works attributed to him include Gargantua and Pantagruel^[60], a novel series^[61]; Gargantua^[62], a literary work^[63]; Pantagruel^[64], a literary work^[65]; The Fourth Book^[66], a literary work^[67]; The Third Book^[68], a literary work^[69]; and The Fifth Book^[70], a literary work^[71]. Entities named for him include 5666 Rabelais^[47], Rabelais^[48], and Goetheana rabelaisi^[49].

FAQs

Where was François Rabelais born?

François Rabelais was born in Seuilly^[2].

Where did François Rabelais die?

François Rabelais died in Paris^[4].

Who were François Rabelais's parents?

François Rabelais's father was Antoine Rabelais^[15].

What did François Rabelais do for work?

François Rabelais worked as writer^[6], physician writer^[7], novelist^[8], and humorist^[9].

Where did François Rabelais go to school?

François Rabelais was educated at University of Montpellier^[18] and University of Poitiers^[19].

Who did François Rabelais influence?

François Rabelais has been cited as an influence by Păstorel Teodoreanu^[52] and Abbaye de Créteil^[56].