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French theologian, philosopher, mathematician (1612-1694)

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Antoine Arnauld was a French author who lived from 1612 to 1694. He was born on either February 5 or February 6, 1612, and died on August 8, 1694. Arnauld published works under several pseudonyms, including "Bonneval", "J. Callaghan", "Un Ecclésiastique", and "Antoine Godefroy".

His literary output includes titles such as *Die Logik, oder, die Kunst des Denkens*, *Logique de Port-Royal*, *La logique de Port Royal*, *De la frequente communion*, and *Oeuvres*. Records indicate he has 253 works listed in one database, while other sources cite counts of 5, 13, or 334 references.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1612
Died
1694
Works
253

Top works

  • Die Logik, oder, die Kunst des Denkens
  • Logique de Port-Royal
  • La logique de Port Royal
  • De la frequente communion
  • Lettres de Polémarque à Eusèbe et dʹun théologien à Polémarque sur le suiet du livre intitulé Théologie morale des jésuites

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
France
Active from
1961-03-28
Active to
2022-09-09
europoppopsinger-songwriter

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Key facts

Born
( 1612-02-06 ) 6 February 1612, Paris , Kingdom of France
Died
8 August 1694 (1694-08-08) (aged 82) , Liège , Prince-Bishopric of Liège , Holy Roman Empire
Education
University of Paris ( Collège de Calvi and Collège de Lisieux [ fr ] )
Era
17th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Rationalism Augustinianism Jansenism Cartesianism
Main interests
Theology , metaphysics , epistemology , theodicy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Antoine
Gender
male
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Brussels
Occupation
statistician
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Religion
jansenism
Notable work
Port-Royal Grammar
Image
Antoine Arnauld.jpg
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name in native language
Antoine Arnauld
Commons category
Antoine Arnauld
date of death
1694-08-08
Commons Creator page
Antoine Arnauld
lifestyle
mysticism
Commons gallery
Antoine Arnauld
nickname
Le Grand Arnauld
writing language
French
date of birth
1612-02-06
pseudonym
Docteur de Sorbonne
P8168
Kokol
Sources (1)

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Works in European collections

13 objects attributed to Antoine Arnauld, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Antoine Arnauld ( French: [ɑ̃twan aʁno]; 6 February 1612 – 8 August 1694) was a French Catholic theologian, priest, philosopher and mathematician. He was one of the leading intellectuals of the Jansenist group of Port-Royal and had a very thorough knowledge of patristics. Contemporaries called him le Grand to distinguish him from his father.

Biography

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