Jesuit College of La Flèche
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The Jesuit College of La Flèche was a prominent early 17th-century French Jesuit educational institution renowned for its rigorous humanist and scientific curriculum and for educating notable figures such as René Descartes and Marin Mersenne.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jesuit college
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educational institution ⓘ secondary school ⓘ |
| affiliation | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Collège Henri IV de La Flèche
NERFINISHED
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Collège royal Henri-le-Grand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| curriculumIncluded |
astronomy
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classical languages ⓘ ethics ⓘ geometry ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| denomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
classical humanities
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mathematics ⓘ natural philosophy ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| educationalPhilosophy |
humanist curriculum
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scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1603 ⓘ |
| governedBy | Jesuit Ratio Studiorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important site for early modern scientific and philosophical education
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major center of Jesuit education in France ⓘ |
| influenced |
intellectual formation of Marin Mersenne
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intellectual formation of René Descartes ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
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La Flèche NERFINISHED ⓘ Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAlumnus |
Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu
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Henri de Lévis, duc de Ventadour NERFINISHED ⓘ Marin Mersenne NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Gassendi NERFINISHED ⓘ René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeacher | François Véron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1604 ⓘ |
| patron | Henry IV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity | early 17th century ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | French monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | royal college ⓘ |
| typeOfSchool | boarding school ⓘ |
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