Quartier Saint-Paul in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

François Rabelais

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

1. François Rabelais Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

François Rabelais
né à Chinon
est mort
dans une maison
de la Rue
des Jardins St. Paul
le 9 avril 1553

(English translation:)
François Rabelais, born in Chinon, died (near here) in a house on the Rue des Jardins St. Paul on April 9, 1553.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1555.

Location. 48° 51.161′ N, 2° 21.599′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quartier Saint-Paul. It is at the intersection of Quai des Célestins and Rue des Jardins St. Paul, on the left when traveling east on Quai des Célestins. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Quai des Célestins, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: La tour Barbeau / The Barbeau Tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Jardin Marie Trintignant (1933) (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867) (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (about 120 meters away); A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume (about 120 meters away); Honoré Daumier (about 150 meters away); Petit Hôtel de Marigny (about 150 meters away); Les bouquinistes de la Seine (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . François Rabelais (Wikipedia). Overview:

François Rabelais (born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French writer who has been called the first great French prose author. A humanist of the French Renaissance and Greek scholar, he attracted opposition from both Protestant theologian John Calvin and from the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. Though in his day he was best known as a physician, scholar, diplomat, and Catholic priest, later he became better known as a satirist for his depictions of the grotesque, and for his larger-than-life characters.

François Rabelais Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

2. François Rabelais Marker - wide view

(Submitted on October 1, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 126 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 1, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.