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Jacques Peletier du Mans

Jacques Peletier du Mans was a really smart man who lived a long time ago in France. He was born over 500 years ago, in 1517! He was so smart that he understood lots of different things, like math, science, literature, and even languages!

Jacques was a very famous mathematician and he wrote lots of books on math that helped people understand it better. He also loved science and studied plants and animals to learn more about them. His love of literature helped him write beautiful poems and songs.

Jacques was so smart that he was even asked to be a teacher! He taught at a special school called the College de France, which is still around today.

Even though Jacques did these wonderful things, he was just like any other person. He had a family and friends who loved him. He also had some tough times, like when he got sick or when things didn't go the way he wanted them to.

But Jacques is remembered today because of how smart and kind he was. People still read his books and learn from him, even all these years later!