http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Abelard
Peter Abelard (Latin: Petrus Abaelardus or Abailard;
French: Pierre Abélard) (1079–21 April 1142) was a medieval French
scholastic philosopher, theologian and preeminent logician. The
story of his affair with and love for Heloise has become legendary.
The Chambers Biographical Dictionary describes him as "the keenest
thinker and boldest theologian of the 12th Century".