François Fénelon

1651 - 1715

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genre: treatise

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French

educated at: University of Paris

occupation: philosopher, theologian, writer, poet, Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

position held: Catholic archbishop, seat 34 of the Académie française

François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (French: [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. Source: Wikipedia (en)