RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Farel

1489 - 1565

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Guillaume Farel (French: [ɡijom faʁɛl]), known in English as William Farel (1489 – 13 September 1565), was a French evangelist, Protestant reformer and a founder of the Reformed Church in French-speaking Switzerland. He is most often remembered for having persuaded John Calvin to remain in Geneva in 1536, and for persuading him to return there in 1541, after their expulsion in 1538. They influenced Geneva to the point that it became known as the "Protestant Rome", where Protestants took refuge and dissidents such as Catholics and unitarians were driven out. Together with Calvin, Farel worked to train missionary preachers who spread the Protestant cause to other countries, especially to France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Farel is the 1,222nd most popular religious figure (down from 902nd in 2019), the 1,767th most popular biography from France (down from 1,329th in 2019) and the 92nd most popular French Religious Figure.

Farell is most famous for his book The End of History and the Last Man, in which he argues that the end of the Cold War signaled the end of history and the final victory of Western liberal democracy as the final form of human government.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Farel ranks 1,222 out of 3,187. Before him are Franciszek Macharski, Amun-her-khepeshef, Josyf Slipyj, Felicitas of Rome, Dazu Huike, and Praxedes. After him are Senebkay, John Smyth, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Francesco Barberini, and Alids.

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Among people born in 1489, William Farel ranks 7. Before him are Antonio da Correggio, Thomas Müntzer, Margaret Tudor, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Thomas Cranmer, and Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours. After him are Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, Gerónimo de Aguilar, Fernando d'Ávalos, and François de Tournon. Among people deceased in 1565, William Farel ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius IV, Conrad Gessner, Dragut, Lodovico Ferrari, Queen Munjeong, and Cipriano de Rore. After him are Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Semiz Ali Pasha, Lucia Anguissola, and Diego Laynez.

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In France

Among people born in France, William Farel ranks 1,767 out of 6,770. Before him are Madame Clicquot Ponsardin (1777), Louis-François de Boufflers (1644), Maurice Trintignant (1917), Maurice Duruflé (1902), Marie-Christine Barrault (1944), and Balthasar Gérard (1557). After him are Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707), Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1756), Maurice Herzog (1919), Henri de Régnier (1864), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), and Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, William Farel ranks 92. Before him are Arnaud Amalric (1160), Henri de Lubac (1896), Adhemar of Le Puy (1055), Jean-Marie Lustiger (1926), William of Gellone (750), and Hugh of Châteauneuf (1053). After him are Felix of Valois (1127), Germain of Paris (496), Valentin Haüy (1745), Benedict Joseph Labre (1748), Maurice de Sully (1110), and Marcabru (1200).

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