Jean Le Clerc
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Jean Le Clerc was a 17th–18th century Genevan Protestant theologian and biblical scholar known for his critical, rationalist approach to theology and exegesis.
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| Jean Le Clerc canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Jean Le Clerc Context triple: [Protestant Academy of Sedan, notableAlumnus, Jean Le Clerc]
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Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars was a prominent French general and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, renowned for his victories in the War of the Spanish Succession and as one of Louis XIV’s most successful marshals.
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Jean-Andoche
Jean-Andoche was a French general and close associate of Napoleon Bonaparte who rose to prominence during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, was a renowned 17th-century French marshal and one of France’s greatest military commanders, celebrated for his strategic brilliance in the Thirty Years’ War and subsequent conflicts.
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General Louis Brière de l'Isle
General Louis Brière de l'Isle was a 19th-century French army officer best known for leading French expeditionary forces in colonial campaigns, particularly in Tonkin during France’s expansion in Indochina.
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Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jean Le Clerc Target entity description: Jean Le Clerc was a 17th–18th century Genevan Protestant theologian and biblical scholar known for his critical, rationalist approach to theology and exegesis.
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A.
Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars
Marshal Claude Louis Hector de Villars was a prominent French general and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, renowned for his victories in the War of the Spanish Succession and as one of Louis XIV’s most successful marshals.
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B.
Jean-Andoche
Jean-Andoche was a French general and close associate of Napoleon Bonaparte who rose to prominence during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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C.
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, was a renowned 17th-century French marshal and one of France’s greatest military commanders, celebrated for his strategic brilliance in the Thirty Years’ War and subsequent conflicts.
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D.
General Louis Brière de l'Isle
General Louis Brière de l'Isle was a 19th-century French army officer best known for leading French expeditionary forces in colonial campaigns, particularly in Tonkin during France’s expansion in Indochina.
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E.
Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Enlightenment thinker
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Genevan ⓘ Protestant ⓘ journalist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ioannes Clericus
NERFINISHED
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Jean Leclerc NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes Clericus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
anti-scholastic theology
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historical-critical method ⓘ rationalist exegesis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Remonstrant Church
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jean Le Clerc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Dutch Republic
NERFINISHED
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Republic of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Republic of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticized | traditional Calvinist orthodoxy ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1657-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1736-01-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Geneva
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Saumur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy | Remonstrant Seminary in Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
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literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical commentary
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learned journal ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ theological writing ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century theology
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Enlightenment biblical criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arminian theologians
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Hugo Grotius NERFINISHED ⓘ René Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Arminianism
NERFINISHED
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Early Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestantism NERFINISHED ⓘ Rationalism ⓘ |
| name | Jean Le Clerc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical approach to the Bible
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editing learned journals ⓘ historical-critical exegesis ⓘ rationalist theology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ars critica
NERFINISHED
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Bibliothèque ancienne et moderne NERFINISHED ⓘ Bibliothèque choisie NERFINISHED ⓘ Bibliothèque universelle et historique NERFINISHED ⓘ Parrhasiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Sentimens de quelques théologiens de Hollande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of philosophy
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professor of theology ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Amsterdam
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Geneva ⓘ |
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