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Augustin Barruel

1741 - 1820

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Augustin Barruel (October 2, 1741 – October 5, 1820) was a French journalist, intellectual, and Jesuit priest. He is now mostly known for setting forth the conspiracy theory involving the Bavarian Illuminati and the Jacobins in his book Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism (original title Mémoires pour servir à l'Histoire du Jacobinisme) published in 1797. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustin Barruel has received more than 140,271 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Augustin Barruel is the 1,894th most popular writer (down from 1,878th in 2019), the 2,152nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,113th in 2019) and the 265th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

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  • 56.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Du pape, et de ses droits religieux à l'occasion du Concordat
History, Papacy, Popes
1803
Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du jacobinisme
History, Jacobins, Early works to 1800
1797
Histoire du clergé
Catholic Church, Clergy, History
1793
Mémoires Pour Servir a l'histoire du Jacobinisme, Par M. l'abbé Barruel. Tome Premier [-Cinquième].
2018
Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du jacobinisme
2001
The antichristian and antisocial conspiracy
Apologetics, Encyclopedists, Rites and ceremonies
1812

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Augustin Barruel ranks 1,894 out of 7,302. Before him are Marko Vovchok, Ion of Chios, Handrij Zejler, Henrik Wergeland, Uri Orlev, and Brian Aldiss. After him are Valery Bryusov, Nora Ephron, Begum Rokeya, Colin Wilson, Luis de León, and José de Espronceda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Augustin Barruel ranks 17. Before him are André Grétry, Johann Kaspar Lavater, Emperor Momozono, Nicolas Chamfort, Carl Linnaeus the Younger, and Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. After him are Aagje Deken, Arthur Young, Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Ivan Gudovich, and José Cadalso. Among people deceased in 1820, Augustin Barruel ranks 17. Before him are Manuel Belgrano, Jean-Lambert Tallien, François Joseph Lefebvre, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Joseph Banks, and Clement Mary Hofbauer. After him are Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Alexander Mackenzie, Nguyễn Du, and Daniel Boone.

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In France

Among people born in France, Augustin Barruel ranks 2,152 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis Jouvet (1887), Adelaide of Paris (850), Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), Louis Massignon (1883), Bernard de Montfaucon (1655), and Henri Cochet (1901). After him are Paul Andreu (1938), Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès (1812), François-Joseph Talma (1763), Raymonde de Laroche (1882), Prince Philipp of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), and Louis Poinsot (1777).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Augustin Barruel ranks 265. Before him are Prosper of Aquitaine (390), Elif Shafak (1971), Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), Théodore de Banville (1823), and Benjamin Péret (1899). After him are Philippe Quinault (1635), Éric Zemmour (1958), Pierre Gringore (1475), Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704), Avitus of Vienne (450), and Bernard Palissy (1510).

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