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Petrus Ramus
1572Aug, 26

Petrus Ramus

Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)
Petrus Ramus (French: Pierre de La Ramée; Anglicized as Peter Ramus ; 1515 – 26 August 1572) was a French humanist, logician, and educational reformer. A Protestant convert, he was a victim of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

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