death_date death_place tradition_movement birth_place name birth_date notable_works image article_title birth_name occupation
13 october 1605 geneva , switzerland reformed , calvinism vezelay , burgundy , france theodore beza 24 june 1519 '' summa totius christianismi '' theodore-de-beze-2 . jpg theodore beza
 théodore de bèze or de besze pastor , author , theologian
theodore beza

theodore beza -lrb- ; or `` de besze '' ; june 24 , 1519 -- october 13 , 1605 -rrb- was a french protestant christian theologian and scholar who played an important role in the reformation .
a member of the monarchomaque movement who opposed absolute monarchy , he was a disciple of john calvin and lived most of his life in switzerland .
