Writer and physician. Born France, between 1483 and 1494, but probably November 1494. Became a monk and studied Latin and Greek, then left to study medicine. Died Paris.
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Francois Rabelais
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Anarchists
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James Joyce
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Sir Henry Rider Haggard
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Dorothy Richardson
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Victor Hugo
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The Village in the Jungle
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Sir Edwin Landseer
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Sir Norman Lockyer
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Thames Rowing Club
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