Short answers, pulled from the story.
Most scholars accept 1483 as the year of birth for François Rabelais, though records remain uncertain between that date and 1494. The estate of La Devinière in Seuilly near Chinon stands as the likely birthplace.
François Rabelais started life as a Franciscan novice at the Convent of the Cordeliers near Angers before leaving to join the Benedictine Order at Maillezais abbey. He worked as secretary to a well-read prelate appointed by Francis I while enjoying protection from the king.
François Rabelais returned to Montpellier on the 3rd of April 1537 to pay fees for medical licensure and received his doctorate one month later on May 22nd. He delivered anatomy lessons using a hanged man's corpse in Lyon during the summer following this achievement.
The first volume Pantagruel King of the Dipsodes appeared in 1532 followed by an almanac parodying astrological predictions in 1533 bearing Maître Alcofribas name within its full title. The Third Book published in 1546 marked a shift toward philosophical depth compared to earlier volumes.
Radio-Canada reported that the novel Gargantua permanently added more than 800 words to the French language through creative calquing and neologism. François Rabelais preferred etymological spelling preserving clues word lineage over phonetic spellings washing traces away.