RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Victor of Aveyron

1793 - 1828

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Victor of Aveyron (French: Victor de l'Aveyron; c. 1788 – 1828) was a French feral child who was found around the age of 9. Not only is he considered one of the most famous feral children, but his case is also the most documented case of a feral child. Upon his discovery, he was captured multiple times, running away from civilization approximately eight times. Eventually, his case was taken up by a physician, Jean Marc Gaspard Itard, who worked with the boy for five years and gave him his name Victor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor of Aveyron is the 760th most popular religious figure (down from 674th in 2019), the 921st most popular biography from France (down from 808th in 2019) and the 50th most popular French Religious Figure.

Victor of Aveyron is most famous for being a wild boy who was found in 1800 in the woods of the French region of Aveyron. He had been abandoned by his parents and had been living in the woods for 12 years.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Victor of Aveyron ranks 760 out of 3,187. Before him are Gemma Galgani, Muhammad al-Jawad, Martin Bucer, Frances of Rome, Norbert of Xanten, and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria. After him are Albert of Brandenburg, Nicolaus Zinzendorf, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, Leonardo Sandri, Émile Benveniste, and Ananias of Damascus.

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Among people born in 1793, Victor of Aveyron ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand I of Austria, Dost Mohammad Khan, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Karl Ludwig Hencke, and George Green. After him are Ján Kollár, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Nana Asmaʼu, Ludwig Reichenbach, Michel Chasles, and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira. Among people deceased in 1828, Victor of Aveyron ranks 7. Before him are Franz Schubert, Francisco Goya, Charlotte, Princess Royal, Shaka, James Edward Smith, and Carl Peter Thunberg. After him are Maria Feodorovna, Kobayashi Issa, Alexander Ypsilantis, Franz Joseph Gall, William Hyde Wollaston, and Jean-Antoine Houdon.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor of Aveyron ranks 921 out of 6,770. Before him are François Mansart (1598), Jean Casimir-Perier (1847), Juliette Gréco (1927), Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573), Charles-Marie Widor (1844), and Martin Bucer (1491). After him are Léon Gambetta (1838), Jacques Callot (1592), Nicolas Oudinot (1767), Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), and Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Victor of Aveyron ranks 50. Before him are Catherine Labouré (1806), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Robert of Molesme (1024), Saint Remigius (437), Célestin Freinet (1896), and Martin Bucer (1491). After him are Lucile Randon (1904), Philipp Spener (1635), Roger Etchegaray (1922), Peter Faber (1506), Saint Eligius (588), and Louise de Marillac (1591).

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