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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 105,106 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Alain-René Lesage is the 680th most popular writer (up from 687th in 2019), the 795th most popular biography from France (down from 766th in 2019) and the 111th most popular French Writer.

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

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  • 110k

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  • 63.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alain-René Lesage ranks 680 out of 5,755. Before him are H. L. Mencken, Thomas Hardy, Pierre Boulle, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Tony Buzan, and Periander. After him are Clarice Lispector, Luis de Góngora, Judah Halevi, Pietro Bembo, Vātsyāyana, and Alexander Pope.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1668, Alain-René Lesage ranks 3. Before him are Giambattista Vico and François Couperin. After him are Herman Boerhaave, Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Sultan Husayn, John George IV, Elector of Saxony, Francesco Gasparini, Louis, Prince of Condé, Apostolo Zeno, and Petr Brandl. Among people deceased in 1747, Alain-René Lesage ranks 2. Before him is Nader Shah. After him are Alessandro Marcello, Catherine Opalińska, Amaro Pargo, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Giovanni Bononcini, Giuseppe Crespi, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Philip Johan von Strahlenberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alain-René Lesage ranks 795 out of 6,011. Before him are Girard Desargues (1591), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Pierre Boulle (1912), Lorin Maazel (1930), Jacques de Vaucanson (1709), and Louise Élisabeth of France (1727). After him are Dagobert II (650), Edmond James de Rothschild (1845), Émile Loubet (1838), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), Bertrada of Laon (720), and Childebert III (678).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alain-René Lesage ranks 111. Before him are Georges Perec (1936), Alfred de Vigny (1797), Raymond Queneau (1903), Bernart de Ventadorn (1135), Antoine François Prévost (1697), and Pierre Boulle (1912). After him are Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Jean Froissart (1337), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Sidonius Apollinaris (430), and Edmond de Goncourt (1822).

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