Jean Petit
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jean Petit was a French theologian and professor in the University of Paris. He is known for his public defence of a political killing as tyrannicide. Life Some historians say he was a Franciscan, others that he was a Dominican: as a matter of fact, he never was a member of any religious order. He owed his education to the generosity of the Duke of Burgundy, who granted him a pension. In the first extant document that records his name, he is called Master of Arts . Two years later his name occurs in the list sent by the University of Paris to Pope Clement VII, recommending its masters for vacant benefices.
