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John Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. After moving to Geneva, he rejected Papal authority, established a new scheme of civic and ecclesiastical governance, and created a central hub from which Reformed theology was propagated.
He is renowned for his teachings and writings (including Institutes of the Christian Religion, one of the Great Books of the Western World) and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.