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16th-century French writers

  • John CalvinOn the 10th of July 1509, a boy named Jehan Cauvin was born in the town of Noyon within the province of Picardy. His father Gérard Cauvin worked as a…
  • François RabelaisThe estate of La Devinière in Seuilly, near Chinon, stands as the likely birthplace of François Rabelais. Most scholars accept 1483 as his year of birth…
  • Michel de MontaigneMichel Eyquem, Lord of Montaigne, entered the world on the 28th of February 1533 at his family estate in Guyenne. His father Pierre had purchased the land in…