François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon: Quick Facts

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Born	August 6, 1651 • France
Died	January 7, 1715 (aged 63) • Cambrai • France
Notable Works	“Explication des maximes des saints sur la vie intérieure” • “Les Aventures de Télémaque” • “Traité de l’éducation des filles”
Subjects Of Study	Quietism • education

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François Rabelais

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Robert de Sorbon

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Jean d’Outremeuse

medieval French author

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Jean Tharaud

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Jérôme Tharaud

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Maurice Druon

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Life-sized plaster sculpture Seated Voltaire by Jean-Antoine Houdon shows Voltaire draped in a robe, seated with a thoughtful expression and a ribbon crown, against a dark background.

Voltaire

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French dramatist Jean Racine

Jean Racine

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Victor Hugo

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Oval portrait print of Montesquieu by Pierre Michel Alix after Jean Francois Garnerey, showing Montesquieu with long curly white hair and a fur-trimmed robe, facing forward.

Montesquieu

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Alfred-Victor, count de Vigny

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Jean de La Fontaine, oil painting by François De Troy; in the Bibliothèque Publique et Universitaire, Geneva

Jean de La Fontaine

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