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Theodore Beza

1519 - 1605

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Theodore Beza (Latin: Theodorus Beza; French: Théodore de Bèze or de Besze; 24 June 1519 – 13 October 1605) was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Beza succeeded Calvin as the spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theodore Beza is the 825th most popular writer (down from 785th in 2019), the 981st most popular biography from France (down from 920th in 2019) and the 125th most popular French Writer.

Theodore Beza was a French theologian who served as the last chancellor of the University of Geneva. He was also one of the translators of the Geneva Bible. He is most famous for his work as a theologian and for his translation of the Bible.

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Among writers, Theodore Beza ranks 825 out of 7,302. Before him are James Jones, Aelia Eudocia, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Colleen McCullough, Zeb-un-Nissa, and Wilhelm Hauff. After him are Alain-René Lesage, Elsa Morante, Nikolai Ostrovsky, Kobayashi Issa, John Bunyan, and Bacchylides.

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Among people born in 1519, Theodore Beza ranks 10. Before him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Francis, Duke of Guise, Gaspard II de Coligny, Isabella Jagiellon, and Occhiali. After him are Imagawa Yoshimoto, Andrea Cesalpino, Antonis Mor, Thomas Gresham, Frans Floris, and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Among people deceased in 1605, Theodore Beza ranks 11. Before him are Handan Sultan, John Davis, Feodor II of Russia, Jean Nicot, Ulisse Aldrovandi, and Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. After him are Naresuan, Jan Zamoyski, Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha, Orazio Vecchi, Stradanus, and Heinrich Khunrath.

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In France

Among people born in France, Theodore Beza ranks 981 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph Babinski (1857), Pierre Mignard (1612), Charles François Dumouriez (1739), Geneviève Page (1927), Philipp Spener (1635), and Jean-Pierre Melville (1917). After him are Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889), René Girard (1923), Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766), Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (1772), Alain-René Lesage (1668), and François Joseph Lefebvre (1755).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Theodore Beza ranks 125. Before him are Charles Maurras (1868), Pierre Boulle (1912), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Jean Anouilh (1910), Max Jacob (1876), and Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657). After him are Alain-René Lesage (1668), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Eugène Scribe (1791), Georges Bernanos (1888), Laura de Noves (1310), and Chevalier d'Éon (1728).

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