Guillaume Postel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Guillaume Postel

French linguist, astronomer, cabbalist, diplomat, professor, and religious universalist

Date of Birth: 25-Mar-1510

Place of Birth: Barenton, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1581

Profession: professor, mathematician, diplomat, cartographer, linguist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Guillaume Postel (25 March 1510 – 6 September 1581) was a French linguist, astronomer, Cabbalist, diplomat, professor, and religious universalist. Born in the village of Barenton in Normandy, Postel made his way to Paris to further his education.
While studying at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, he became acquainted with Ignatius of Loyola and many of the men who would become the founders of the Company of Jesus, retaining a lifelong affiliation with them.
He entered Rome in the novitiate of the Society of Jesus in March 1544, but left on December 9, 1545 before making religious vows.