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World history project . By: M eaghan C ullinane . Francois Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. . Rabelais . He was born in C. 1494 in Poitou France. Rabelais briefly studied law before becoming a priest around 1521.
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World history project. By: Meaghan Cullinane
Francois Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar.
Rabelais • He was born in C. 1494 in Poitou France. • Rabelais briefly studied law before becoming a priest around 1521. • Rabelais died April 9, 1553
School • Rabelais broke his vow to study medicine at the University on Montpellier and became a physician at the hotel- dieu in 1532.
Family • He had four brothers and no sisters! • His dad had a country property called la deviniere and was either an apothecary or a tavern keeper.
What he wrote! • Rabelais has wrote many books such as, The portable plebian, Complete works of François Rabelais. François Rabelais's story of the giant Gargantuan and his son pantagruel, and their companion. which is a classic of the written book.
Fun facts! • Rabelais petitioned pope clement VII and received permission to leave the Franciscan. • Rabelais is apparently spent some time in Hiding threated with persecution for heresy.
Sources! • www.Biography.com • www.nndb.com • www.encyclopedia.com