Guillaume Postel
Deceased Person
1510 – 1581
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Who was Guillaume Postel?
Guillaume Postel was a French linguist, astronomer, Cabbalist, diplomat, professor, and religious universalist.
Born in the village of Barenton in Basse-Normandie, 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.
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