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Jean Mabillon

1632 - 1707

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Dom Jean Mabillon , (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ mabijɔ̃]; 23 November 1632 – 27 December 1707) was a French Benedictine monk and scholar of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He is considered the founder of the disciplines of palaeography and diplomatics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Mabillon is the 955th most popular religious figure (down from 781st in 2019), the 1,287th most popular biography from France (down from 1,057th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular French Religious Figure.

Jean Mabillon is most famous for his work in the study of medieval manuscripts. He wrote a book called De Re Diplomatica, which was a study of medieval documents.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jean Mabillon ranks 955 out of 3,187. Before him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Rashid Rida, Jane Frances de Chantal, Anthony de Mello, Arnold of Brescia, and Romano Guardini. After him are Mikao Usui, Saint Petronilla, Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad, Antipope Christopher, Sidi Boushaki, and Waraqah ibn Nawfal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1632, Jean Mabillon ranks 8. Before him are John Locke, Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Samuel von Pufendorf, and Christopher Wren. After him are Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Michael I Apafi, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, Adam Frans van der Meulen, Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Giovanni Battista Vitali. Among people deceased in 1707, Jean Mabillon ranks 9. Before him are Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Muhammad Azam Shah, Shitao, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Ahmad Khani. After him are Christoph Cellarius, Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Willem van de Velde the Younger, Johann Patkul, Johann Christoph Denner, and Alexandre Exquemelin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Mabillon ranks 1,287 out of 6,770. Before him are François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (1628), Alain Aspect (1947), Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (1145), Jean-Louis Barrault (1910), Marie Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans (1695), and Charles Boyer (1899). After him are François Cluzet (1955), Ange-Jacques Gabriel (1698), Lúcio Costa (1902), Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (1393), Didier Pironi (1952), and Jean-Marie Leclair (1697).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jean Mabillon ranks 63. Before him are Leonard of Noblac (496), Robert de Sorbon (1201), Antipope Gregory VIII (1100), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Odile of Alsace (662), and Jane Frances de Chantal (1572). After him are Jean-Marie Villot (1905), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), John of Matha (1150), Sebastian Castellio (1515), Benedict of Aniane (750), and Amandus (600).

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