Ernest Renan

Joseph Ernest Renan was a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar, writing on Semitic languages and civilizations, historian of religion, philologist, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic.

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Who was born first?

• Ernest Renan and Ivan Aksakov were born the same year
• Ernest Renan and Paul Janet were born the same year
• Ernest Renan was born 1 year before Dayananda Saraswati
• Ernest Renan was born 1 year after Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
• Ernest Renan was born 1 year before George MacDonald

Timeline

1. Elizabeth Cabot AgassizDecember 5, 1822 – June 27, 1907
2. Ernest Renan (this page)February 28, 1823 – October 2, 1892
3. Ivan AksakovSeptember 26, 1823 – January 27, 1886
4. Paul JanetApril 30, 1823 – October 4, 1899
5. Dayananda SaraswatiFebruary 12, 1824 – October 30, 1883
6. George MacDonaldDecember 10, 1824 – September 18, 1905

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