François Rabelais Biography

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NAME: François Rabelais
OCCUPATION: Doctor, Priest, Author
BIRTH DATE: c. 1494
DEATH DATE: c. April 09, 1553
EDUCATION: University of Montpellier
PLACE OF BIRTH: Poitou, France
PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
AKA: Alcofribas Nasier

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French writer and physician François Rabelais wrote the comic masterpiece Gargantua and Pantagruel, which is praised for its use of language and satire.

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François Rabelais

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François Rabelais was born in c. 1494 in Poitou, France. It’s believed that Rabelais briefly studied law before becoming a priest around 1521. He broke his vows to study medicine at the University of Montpellier and became a physician at the Hôtel-Dieu in 1532. While there, he published his comic masterpiece Gargantua and Pantagruel, which consisted of several satirical novels.

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