# Ralph of Laon

> Ralph of Laon, whose name may also be spelled Radulf or Radulph, was a master of the School of Laon and the brother of Anselm of Laon. He succeeded his brother as archdeacon in 1117. In his Metalogicon, John of Salisbury calls Ralph and Anselm "the brightest lights of Gaul". In the 1148 trial of Anselm's student Gilbert of Poitiers, one of the witnesses for the defence also presented Anselm and Ralph as "the most illustrious teachers" of their time in France.

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## Bio

Ralph of Laon, whose name may also be spelled Radulf or Radulph, was a master of the School of Laon and the brother of Anselm of Laon. He succeeded his brother as archdeacon in 1117. In his Metalogicon, John of Salisbury calls Ralph and Anselm "the brightest lights of Gaul". In the 1148 trial of Anselm's student Gilbert of Poitiers, one of the witnesses for the defence also presented Anselm and Ralph as "the most illustrious teachers" of their time in France.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Ralph of Laon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_of_Laon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q107438009)

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