Religious Figures in Paris

The atlas holds 4 people and 14 moments here, from 1245 to 1662. The most recorded lives are Blaise Pascal, Thomas Aquinas and John Calvin.

Notable people

1. Blaise Pascal

   from 1631 to 1662

   6 moments here

   French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal spent his life principally between Clermont-Ferrand, Paris,…

2. Thomas Aquinas

   from 1245 to 1269

   4 moments here

   Italian Dominican friar, priest, theologian, and philosopher. His documented movements connected family residences in southern Italy, Dominican and…

3. John Calvin

   from 1531 to 1536

   3 moments here

   French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…

4. Desiderius Erasmus

   in 1495

   1 moment here

   Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

Moments

1. 1245 Study at the University of Paris Thomas Aquinas
2. 1252 Return to Paris for theological study Thomas Aquinas
3. 1256 First Paris regency in theology Thomas Aquinas
4. 1269 Second Paris regency Thomas Aquinas
5. 1495 Theological study in Paris Desiderius Erasmus
6. 1531 Return to Paris after his father's death John Calvin
7. 1533 Return to Paris amid reform controversy John Calvin
8. 1536 Paris visit with Antoine Calvin John Calvin
9. 1631 Family relocation to Paris Blaise Pascal
10. 1639 Presentation at a Mersenne meeting Blaise Pascal
11. 1647 Return to Paris and meeting with Descartes Blaise Pascal
12. 1648 Barometer experiment at Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie Blaise Pascal
13. 1648 Return to Paris during the Fronde Blaise Pascal
14. 1662 Death in Paris Blaise Pascal

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