RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Robert Estienne

1503 - 1559

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Robert I Estienne (French: [etjɛn]; 1503 – 7 September 1559), known as Robertus Stephanus in Latin and sometimes referred to as Robert Stephens, was a 16th-century printer in Paris. He was the proprietor of the Estienne print shop after the death of his father Henri Estienne, the founder of the Estienne printing firm. Estienne published and republished many classical texts as well as Greek and Latin translations of the Bible. Known as "Printer to the King" in Latin, Hebrew, and Greek, Estienne's most prominent work was the Thesaurus linguae latinae which is considered to be the foundation of modern Latin lexicography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Estienne is the 1,500th most popular religious figure (down from 1,287th in 2019), the 2,243rd most popular biography from France (down from 2,065th in 2019) and the 115th most popular French Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Robert Estienne ranks 1,500 out of 3,187. Before him are Elizabeth Blount, Angelo De Donatis, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Johannes Magnus, Adalard of Corbie, and Audrys Bačkis. After him are Arp Schnitger, David Yonggi Cho, Joseph Coutts, William H. Keeler, Mamertus, and Antipope Sylvester IV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1503, Robert Estienne ranks 11. Before him are Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Parmigianino, Christian III of Denmark, Henry II of Navarre, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, and John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony. After him are Gerolama Orsini, Bartolomé Carranza, Thomas Wyatt, Giovanni della Casa, Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski. Among people deceased in 1559, Robert Estienne ranks 14. Before him are Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Benvenuto Tisi, Gelawdewos, and Michele Sanmicheli. After him are Wen Zhengming, Fatma Sultan, Christina Gyllenstierna, Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Kanō Motonobu, and Realdo Colombo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Estienne ranks 2,243 out of 6,770. Before him are Philippe Troussier (1955), Charles de Brosses (1709), Louis Anquetin (1861), Fred Vargas (1957), Théo Sarapo (1936), and Amédée Ozenfant (1886). After him are Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans (1648), Avitus of Vienne (450), Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean Bruller (1902), Chilperic II of Burgundy (450), and Roland Petit (1924).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Robert Estienne ranks 115. Before him are William de Longchamp (1101), John Eudes (1601), Marcellin Champagnat (1789), Bernard of Menthon (923), Lothair II of Italy (1000), and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (1877). After him are Mamertus (401), Guillaume Dubois (1656), Urbain Grandier (1590), Peter the Venerable (1092), Peter Chanel (1803), and Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron (1731).

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