Famous People Born In 1300
Discover the most famous people born in 1300. The list includes people like Muhammad bin Tughluq, Guy De Chauliac, Guillaume de Machaut, Jeanne de Clisson, John Mandeville and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include theologians, poets, philosophers and priests born in 1300. This list includes people from France, England, Italy and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: St Albans, United Kingdom
Died: November 17, 1371
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Thomas Bradwardine
(British Mathematician, Physicist and Archbishop of Canterbury)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Chichester, England
Died: August 26, 1349
Thomas Bradwardine was an English scholar, cleric, physicist, mathematician, and courtier. He also served as the Archbishop of Canterbury for a brief period of time. His theories on the insolubilia and work on kinematics had a significant influence on French philosopher Jean Buridan's works. His works, such as De Causa Dei, had an influence on the works of John Wycliffe.
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Joanna of Pfirt
(Countess of Pfirt in her own right from 1324 and Duchess of Austria as consort of Duke Albert II from 1330 until her death)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: November 15, 1351
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Jean Pucelle
(Illuminator)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1355 AD
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Gregory Of Rimini
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Rimini, Italy
Died: October 31, 1358
Gregory of Rimini was one of the most recognized and greatest theologians and scholastic philosophers of the Middle Ages. He is credited with uniting the Parisian and Oxonian traditions in 14th-century philosophy. Such was the impact of his work, that the effects lasted late into the Medieval Period and Reformation. Many of his philosophical works influenced people like Pierre d'Ailly.
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Guillaume de Machaut
(Composer, Poet)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Reims, France
Died: April 13, 1377
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Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk
(Noble)
Birthdate: 1st June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brotherton, Yorkshire, England
Died: August 4, 1338
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Strasbourg, France
Died: June 16, 1361
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Richard Rolle
(British Mystic and Author of Mystical and Ascetic Tracts)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Yorkshire, England
Died: September 29, 1349
Richard Rolle was an English mystic, hermit, and religious writer. According to scholarly research, Rolle's works were among the most read during the 15th century. He is credited with inspiring a flourishing cult, which was prevalent during the English Reformation. Richard Rolle is commemorated on 20 January in the Church of England.
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Chaulhac, France
Died: July 25, 1368
Guy de Chauliac was a French surgeon and physician. He is credited with writing Chirurgia Magna, an influential treatise on surgery, which was translated into several languages and read by many physicians in Europe. A respected physician, Chauliac was invited to serve as a personal doctor to Pope Clement VI. He also played an important role during the Black Death.
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Mpu Prapanca
(Buddhist Monk and Author Who Wrote 'Nagarakretagama', a Eulogy to a Javanese King Named Hayam Wuruk)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Indonesia
Died: 1350 AD
Mpu Prapanca was a Buddhist monk and author. He is best remembered for writing Nagarakretagama, a eulogy to a Javanese king named Hayam Wuruk. The eulogy also narrates the stories of ancient Hindu-Javanese kingdoms, including the Majapahit Kingdom, which was ruled by Hayam Wuruk.
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Shihab al-Din al-'Umari
(Historian)
Birthdate: 20th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Damascus, Syria
Died: 1384 AD
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Vieri dei Cerchi
(Italian noble and banker)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Italy
Birthdate: 30th November
Died: 1375 AD
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1365 AD
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Laurence Minot
(English author)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: not known
Died: 1352 AD
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John of Mirecourt
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Mirecourt, France
Died: 1349 AD
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Gregorios Akindynos
(Theologian)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Prilep, Macedonia
Died: 1348 AD
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Philotheus I of Constantinople
(Patriarch of Constantinople)
Birthdate: 30th November
Birthplace: Thessaloniki, Greece
Died: 1379 AD
Philotheus I of Constantinople served as the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople between 1353 and 1376. He had two terms as the Ecumenical Patriarch; from 1353 to 1354 and again from 1364 to 1376. Philotheus I of Constantinople was also a prolific writer. As a hymn writer, he is remembered for composing services in commemoration of Saint Gregory Palamas.