Francois Rabelais (between 1483 and 1494 - 9 April 1553) was a French Writer. Gustave Dore (6 January 1832 - 23 January 1883) was a French illustrator. Peter Antoine Motteux (25 February 1663 - 18 February 1718) was an English translator. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty (1611-1660) was a Scottish writer and translator.