Career
Born in Gamaches, Picardy, he was for a time rector of Bramet in Valois. In 1530 Francis I of France appointed him as one of his Royal Lecturers in what afterwards became known as the Collège de France. Vatable got the chair of Hebrew.
At a later date a royal grant conferred upon Vatable the title of Abbot of Bellozane, with the benefices attached thereto.
Vatable is regarded as the restorer of Hebrew scholarship in France, and his lectures in Paris attracted a large audience including Jews. He was known by his immense erudition, his gift of communication, his talent as a teacher and the support of his listeners.
His work is not very extensive, but very admired. Vatable died in Paris.