Fine's father was François Fine who was a medical doctor, educated at the University of Paris, and practicing in Briançon at the time that his son was born. François Fine was certainly at the University of Paris in 1472-73 since copies of lecture notes of a course on Aristotle made by him in that year still survive.
Fine ng ama ay François Fine na noon ay isang medikal na doktor, aral sa Unibersidad ng Paris, at practicing sa Briançon sa oras na ang kanyang anak na lalaki ay ipinanganak. François Fine ay tiyak sa Unibersidad ng Paris sa 1472-73 dahil na kopya ng mga lecture notes ng isang kurso sa Aristotle ginawa ng siya sa na taon pa rin matirang buhay.