WRITER

Alain-René Lesage

1668 - 1747

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Alain-René Lesage (French pronunciation: [alɛ̃ ʁəne ləsaʒ]; 6 May 1668 – 17 November 1747; older spelling Le Sage) was a French novelist and playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alain-René Lesage has received more than 113,477 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Alain-René Lesage is the 715th most popular writer (down from 679th in 2019), the 854th most popular biography from France (down from 793rd in 2019) and the 117th most popular French Writer.

Alain-René Lesage is most famous for his novel The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Turcaret
French language, Plays, Accessible book
1700
The bachelor of Salamanca
Accessible book
1784
Diable boiteux
Accessible book
1707
Oeuvres de A. René Le Sage
1828
Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane
French, Fiction
1747
Gil Blas
French language, Readers
1789

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alain-René Lesage ranks 715 out of 7,302. Before him are Oliver Sacks, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, Ivan Krylov, Nonnus, Dalton Trumbo, and Veronica Franco. After him are Milorad Pavić, Alfred de Vigny, Emilio Salgari, Julius Fučík, Geoffrey of Monmouth, and Bernart de Ventadorn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1668, Alain-René Lesage ranks 5. Before him are Giambattista Vico, François Couperin, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, and Herman Boerhaave. After him are Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Sultan Husayn, John George IV, Elector of Saxony, Francesco Gasparini, Louis, Prince of Condé, Petr Brandl, and Apostolo Zeno. Among people deceased in 1747, Alain-René Lesage ranks 3. Before him are Nader Shah, and Amaro Pargo. After him are Alessandro Marcello, Catherine Opalińska, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Giovanni Bononcini, Giuseppe Crespi, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain-René Lesage ranks 854 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934), Dora Maar (1907), Bertrada of Laon (720), Arnaut Daniel (1150), Pierre Janssen (1824), and Bruno Cremer (1929). After him are Léon Gambetta (1838), Dominique Strauss-Kahn (1949), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), Georges Picquart (1854), Françoise Dorléac (1942), and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alain-René Lesage ranks 117. Before him are Bernard Gui (1261), Jean Froissart (1337), Maurice Denis (1870), Max Jacob (1876), Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755), and Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626). After him are Alfred de Vigny (1797), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Edmond Rostand (1868), Sidonius Apollinaris (430), Pierre Boulle (1912), and Edmond de Goncourt (1822).

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