About Jean de Gagny
Lived 1401 – 1549. Jean de Gagny was a French theologian.
Jean de Gagny (died 1549) was a French theologian.
He was at the Collège de Navarre in 1524. He became Rector of the University of Paris, in 1531, and Almoner Royal, in 1536. In 1546 he became Chancellor of the University of Paris.
He published some significant Roman Catholic commentaries on parts of the New Testament. He was also a business partner of the typographer Claude Garamond, and collector of manuscripts, particularly of patristic works.
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Who was Jean de Gagny?
French theologian
When was Jean de Gagny born?
Jean de Gagny was born in 1401.
When did Jean de Gagny die?
Jean de Gagny died on 25 November 1549.
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Jean de Gagny was a theologian.
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Jean de Gagny was French.
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