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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
Peter Abelard
Born: 1079
Died: April 21, 1142 (aged 63)
Bio: Peter Abelard was a medieval French scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. His affair with and love for Héloïse d'Argenteuil has become legendary.
Known for:
- The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
- The letters and other writings
- Abelard: Ethical Writings
- Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans