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Omer Talon

1510 – 1562

French humanist

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Lived 1510 – 1562 (aged 51–52). Omer Talon was a French philosopher, humanist, philologist, university teacher and priest.

Omer Talon (Audomarus Talaeus) (c. 1510–1562) was a French humanist, a close ally of Petrus Ramus. Biographical details are few; and there are some quite serious bibliographical difficulties in distinguishing Talon and Ramus as authors (prolific and given to teamwork).

Life He was from Vermandois, the same region as Ramus. According to the Biographie universelle of Michaud, he had a teaching position in rhetoric in 1534, at the Collège du cardinal Lemoine in Paris.

Works In 1543 Ramus in his Institutiones dialecticae announced that Talon would produce a rhetoric introduction to match this introduction to logic. Talon's Institutiones oratoriae was then published in 1544 or 1545, and proved popular. It was hardly independent of Ramism (the system of ideas developed by Ramus), however. It was reprinted in the 1557 Rhétorique française of Antoine Foquelin. There are sources that make Ramus the author of the 1545 work, with Talon then writing the 1548 Rhetorica.

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Important facts

Born
1510, Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens
Birth century
Died
1562, Paris
Nationality
Employers
Collège du Cardinal-Lemoine, University of Paris

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Omer Talon?

French humanist (1510-1562)

When was Omer Talon born?

Omer Talon was born in 1510 in Roman Catholic Diocese of Amiens.

When did Omer Talon die?

Omer Talon died in 1562 in Paris.

What was Omer Talon's occupation?

Omer Talon was a philosopher, humanist, philologist, university teacher and priest.

What nationality was Omer Talon?

Omer Talon was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Omer Talon

· Wikidata: Q7090119

· DBpedia: Omer Talon

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