Jean Leclerc (theologian), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Leclerc (theologian)

Genevan theologian and biblical scholar

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1657

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1736

Profession: historian, translator, theologian, university teacher, journalist, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus (March 19, 1657 in Geneva – January 8, 1736 in Amsterdam), was a Genevan theologian and biblical scholar.
He was famous for promoting exegesis, or critical interpretation of the Bible, and was a radical of his age.
He parted with Calvinism over his interpretations and left Geneva for that reason.