François Fénelon
1651 – 1715 · aged 64
French archbishop, theologian and writer (1651–1715)
- Born
- 6 Aug 1651 · Sainte-Mondane
- Died
- 7 Jan 1715 · Cambrai
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- 6 Aug 1651BornBorn in Sainte-Mondane
- 1693 – 1715RoleMember of the Académie française
- 1695RoleCatholic archbishop
- 7 Jan 1715DiedDied in Cambrai
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Biography
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S. (French: [fʁɑ̃swa də saliɲak də la mɔt fenəlɔ̃]), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of The Adventures of Telemachus, first published in 1699. He was a member of the Sulpician Fathers.
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