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François Fénelon

1651 - 1715

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François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, PSS (French: [fʁɑ̃swa də saliɲak də la mɔt fenəlɔ̃]), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699. He was a member of the Sulpician Fathers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Fénelon is the 264th most popular philosopher (up from 282nd in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from France (up from 733rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Philosopher.

François Fénelon was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, and writer. He is most famous for his work "Maxims of the Saints" which is a collection of maxims on Christian spirituality.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, François Fénelon ranks 264 out of 1,267. Before him are Donald Davidson, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Euclid of Megara, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Marsilius of Padua, and Nicole Oresme. After him are Johann Reuchlin, Pat Robertson, Vladimir Solovyov, Paramahansa Yogananda, Sebastian Brant, and Raymond Aron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1651, François Fénelon ranks 3. Before him are Margaret Theresa of Spain, and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. After him are William Dampier, Natalya Naryshkina, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, Engelbert Kaempfer, Madame d'Aulnoy, Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Charles Eugène de Croÿ, and Louis Antoine de Noailles. Among people deceased in 1715, François Fénelon ranks 3. Before him are Louis XIV of France, and Nicolas Malebranche. After him are Gülnuş Sultan, Dom Pérignon, William Dampier, Antoine Galland, Marie Mancini, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Pu Songling, Thomas Savery, and Mirwais Hotak.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Fénelon ranks 711 out of 6,770. Before him are Clotilde (475), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Nicole Oresme (1323), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), and Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339). After him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Alfred de Musset (1810), Jules Grévy (1807), René Lacoste (1904), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), and René Lesson (1794).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In France

Among philosophers born in France, François Fénelon ranks 34. Before him are Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881), Joseph de Maistre (1753), Gaston Bachelard (1884), Gabriel Marcel (1889), Roger Garaudy (1913), and Nicole Oresme (1323). After him are Sebastian Brant (1458), Raymond Aron (1905), Bruno Latour (1947), Jacques Maritain (1882), Guy Debord (1931), and Roscellinus (1050).

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