François Rabelais - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about François Rabelais.
Encyclopedia Article

François Rabelais - Research Article from Science and Its Times

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 1 page of information about François Rabelais.
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1483?-1553

French physician and writer whose most scathing works, Pantagruel (1532) and Gargantua (1534), satires on the human condition and theology, were vehemently condemned by the Church. His name is a created anagram of Alcofribas Nasier. Originally a Franciscan priest, he engaged in literary exchanges with humanist scholars. Later, he changed to the Benedictines because his Greek language books were confiscated. In 1530 he went to Montpellier and became a doctor within a year. He then moved to Lyons where he lectured on human anatomy and practiced medicine.

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