WRITER
Antoine Galland
1646 - 1715
Antoine Galland
Antoine Galland (French: [ɑ̃twan ɡalɑ̃]; 4 April 1646 – 17 February 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of One Thousand and One Nights, which he called Les mille et une nuits. His version of the tales appeared in twelve volumes between 1704 and 1717 and exerted a significant influence on subsequent European literature and attitudes to the Islamic world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antoine Galland has received more than 297,774 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Antoine Galland is the 771st most popular writer (up from 846th in 2019), the 914th most popular biography from France (up from 1,000th in 2019) and the 126th most popular French Writer.
Antoine Galland was a French traveler and writer who is most famous for his translation of "One Thousand and One Nights" into French.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
63.58
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
7.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Antoine Galland ranks 771 out of 7,302. Before him are Gregory Skovoroda, Katherine Mansfield, Neal Cassady, Aelia Eudocia, Masaru Emoto, and Gregory of Narek. After him are Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Arrigo Boito, William McMaster Murdoch, Valerius Maximus, Alexander Blok, and Eleanor Marx.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGregory Skovoroda
1722 - 1794
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 765
Katherine Mansfield
1888 - 1923
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 766
Neal Cassady
1926 - 1968
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 767
Aelia Eudocia
401 - 460
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 768
Masaru Emoto
1943 - 2014
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 769
Gregory of Narek
951 - 1003
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 770
Antoine Galland
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 771
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
1809 - 1892
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 772
Arrigo Boito
1842 - 1918
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 773
William McMaster Murdoch
1873 - 1912
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 774
Valerius Maximus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 775
Alexander Blok
1880 - 1921
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 776
Eleanor Marx
1855 - 1898
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 777
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1646, Antoine Galland ranks 6. Before him are Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Christian V of Denmark, Ismail Ibn Sharif, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, and Elena Cornaro Piscopia. After him are John Flamsteed, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Godfrey Kneller, Maria Francisca of Savoy, Hortense Mancini, and Alexandre Exquemelin. Among people deceased in 1715, Antoine Galland ranks 6. Before him are Louis XIV of France, Nicolas Malebranche, Gülnuş Sultan, François Fénelon, and Dom Pérignon. After him are Marie Mancini, William Dampier, Thomas Savery, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Pu Songling, and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
Others Born in 1646
Go to all RankingsGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
MATHEMATICIAN
1646 - 1716
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 1
Christian V of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1699
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 2
Ismail Ibn Sharif
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1727
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 3
Jules Hardouin-Mansart
ARCHITECT
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 4
Elena Cornaro Piscopia
PHILOSOPHER
1646 - 1684
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 5
Antoine Galland
WRITER
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 6
John Flamsteed
ASTRONOMER
1646 - 1719
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 7
Tokugawa Tsunayoshi
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1709
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 8
Godfrey Kneller
PAINTER
1646 - 1723
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 9
Maria Francisca of Savoy
COMPANION
1646 - 1683
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 10
Hortense Mancini
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1699
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 11
Alexandre Exquemelin
WRITER
1646 - 1707
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1715
Go to all RankingsLouis XIV of France
POLITICIAN
1638 - 1715
HPI: 90.57
Rank: 1
Nicolas Malebranche
PHILOSOPHER
1638 - 1715
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 2
Gülnuş Sultan
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1715
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 3
François Fénelon
PHILOSOPHER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 4
Dom Pérignon
POLITICIAN
1639 - 1715
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 5
Antoine Galland
WRITER
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 6
Marie Mancini
WRITER
1639 - 1715
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 7
William Dampier
EXPLORER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 8
Thomas Savery
INVENTOR
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 9
Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1636 - 1715
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 10
Pu Songling
WRITER
1640 - 1715
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 11
Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
COMPANION
1694 - 1715
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Antoine Galland ranks 914 out of 6,770. Before him are Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Claude Chappe (1763), Jean Anouilh (1910), Jean-Pierre Sauvage (1944), and Stéphane Audran (1932). After him are Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Francis Lai (1932), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Chilperic I (539), and Theodore Beza (1519).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsBeatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1143 - 1184
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 908
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
BIOLOGIST
1772 - 1844
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 909
Claude Chappe
INVENTOR
1763 - 1805
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 910
Jean Anouilh
WRITER
1910 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 911
Jean-Pierre Sauvage
CHEMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 912
Stéphane Audran
ACTOR
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 913
Antoine Galland
WRITER
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 914
Ivo of Kermartin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1253 - 1303
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 915
Sigismund of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
500 - 524
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 916
Francis Lai
COMPOSER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 917
Jules Dumont d'Urville
EXPLORER
1790 - 1842
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 918
Chilperic I
POLITICIAN
539 - 584
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 919
Theodore Beza
WRITER
1519 - 1605
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 920
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Antoine Galland ranks 126. Before him are Edmond Rostand (1868), Sidonius Apollinaris (430), Pierre Boulle (1912), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), and Jean Anouilh (1910). After him are Theodore Beza (1519), Georges Bernanos (1888), Charles Maurras (1868), Laura de Noves (1310), Juliette Récamier (1777), and Jules Renard (1864).
Edmond Rostand
1868 - 1918
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 120
Sidonius Apollinaris
430 - 489
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 121
Pierre Boulle
1912 - 1994
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 122
Edmond de Goncourt
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 123
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
1657 - 1757
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 124
Jean Anouilh
1910 - 1987
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 125
Antoine Galland
1646 - 1715
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 126
Theodore Beza
1519 - 1605
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 127
Georges Bernanos
1888 - 1948
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 128
Charles Maurras
1868 - 1952
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 129
Laura de Noves
1310 - 1348
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 130
Juliette Récamier
1777 - 1849
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 131
Jules Renard
1864 - 1910
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 132