World history project.

By: Meaghan Cullinane

Francois Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar.

Rabelais He was born in C. 1494 in Poitou

France. Rabelais briefly studied law before

becoming a priest around 1521. Rabelais died April 9, 1553

School Rabelais broke his vow to study

medicine at the University on Montpellier and became a physician at the hotel- dieu in 1532.

Family He had four brothers and no sisters! His dad had a country property called

la deviniere and was either an apothecary or a tavern keeper.

What he wrote! Rabelais has wrote many books such as, The

portable plebian, Complete works of François Rabelais. François Rabelais's story of the giant Gargantuan and his son pantagruel, and their companion. which is a classic of the written book.

Fun facts! Rabelais petitioned pope clement VII

and received permission to leave the Franciscan.

Rabelais is apparently spent some time in Hiding threated with persecution for heresy.

Sources! www.Biography.com www.nndb.com www.encyclopedia.com