François Fénelon

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, P.S.S., more commonly known as François Fénelon, 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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Who was born first?

• François Fénelon was born 1 year after Ahmad Khani
• François Fénelon was born 3 years after Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
• François Fénelon was born 3 years before Nicodemus Tessin the Younger
• François Fénelon was born 4 years after Pierre Bayle
• François Fénelon was born 4 years before Christian Thomasius

Timeline

1. Pierre BayleNovember 18, 1647 – December 28, 1706
2. Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte GuyonApril 13, 1648 – June 9, 1717
3. Ahmad Khani1650–1707
4. François Fénelon (this page)August 6, 1651 – January 7, 1715
5. Nicodemus Tessin the YoungerMay 23, 1654 – April 10, 1728
6. Christian ThomasiusJanuary 1, 1655 – September 23, 1728

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