Antoine Arnauld

Antoine Arnauld was a French Catholic theologian, philosopher and mathematician. He was one of the leading intellectuals of the Jansenist group of Port-Royal and had a very thorough knowledge of patristics. Contemporaries called him le Grand to distinguish him from his father.

6 February 1612

Born on the same birth day (6 February): Abdul Ghaffar Khan • Adam Weishaupt • Camilo Cienfuegos • Dan Balan • Emperor Daigo • Girolamo Benivieni • Irmgard Keun • Joanna, Princess of Portugal • Luke Ravenstahl • Nikolay Zelinsky • Piret Järvis • Robert Maillart • Tim Herron • Tommy Roberts (designer) • Évariste de Parny

Born in the same month (February 1612): Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve • Thomas Killigrew