Born: 1079, Le Pallet (near Nantes), France. Died: April 21, 1142, Cluniac priory, St. Marcel-sur-Saône, France. Buried: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France. |
Abelard’s birth name was Pierre du Pallet. He took the surname Abelard while in college. He was a well known philosopher and writer of the Middle Ages.
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