Héloïse is the medieval French form of the Old Germanic Helewidis. **Héloïse d'Argenteuil (c. 1100-1164)** was the **brilliant French scholar and abbess** — her tragic love affair with the philosopher **Peter Abelard** produced one of the most famous correspondences in Western literature. **Her letters demonstrate her stunning intellectual range** in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.
Buried beside Abelard at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
Héloïse reduces to nine — the number of medieval scholar-abbess.