Pierre Mandonnet (26 February 1858 – 4 January 1936) was a French-born, Belgian Dominican historian, important in the neo-Thomist trend of historiography and the recovery of medieval philosophy.[1][2] He made his reputation with a study of Siger of Brabant.[3]
Pierre Mandonnet
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Born | (1858-02-26)26 February 1858
Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
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Died | 4 January 1936(1936-01-04) (aged 77)
Le Saulchoir, Belgium
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Occupation | Historian |
Pierre Mandonnet was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme on 4 January 1936.[4][5]
In 1887 he was ordained as a priest, and from 1891 to 1919, was a professor of church history at the University of Fribourg. In 1902/03 he served as university rector.[6]
He died in Le Saulchoir on 4 January 1936.[4]