Pierre Abelard

Pierre Abelard -- or, more fully, Pierre Abelard de Palais -- was a native of Brittany, born in the year 1079.

Famous Affinities of History — Complete Lyndon Orr

Pierre Abelard -- or, more fully, Pierre Abelard de Palais -- was a native of Brittany, born in the year 1079.

Famous Affinities of History — Volume 1 Lyndon Orr

Pierre Abelard was undoubtedly the boldest and most creative reasoner of his time.

Famous Affinities of History — Volume 1 Lyndon Orr

Pierre Abelard was undoubtedly the boldest and most creative reasoner of his time.

Famous Affinities of History — Complete Lyndon Orr

Pierre Abelard seized the moment, when all the masters of ecclesiastical doctrine have disappeared from the scene of the world, to conquer a place apart, for himself, in the schools, and to create there an exclusive domination.

Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams 1878

Just at this time, Pierre Abelard, who had already made himself widely famous as a rhetorician, came to found a school of rhetoric in Paris.

The Innocents Abroad — Volume 02 Mark Twain 1872

Just at this time, Pierre Abelard, who had already made himself widely famous as a rhetorician, came to found a school of rhetoric in Paris.

The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain 1872

The 12th century story of Pierre Abelard and Héloïse has endured for generations

CNN.com 2010

The 12th century story of Pierre Abelard and Héloïse has endured for generations

CNN.com 2010

The 12th century story of Pierre Abelard and Héloïse has endured for generations

CNN.com 2010