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Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle

1657 - 1757

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Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (French: [fɔ̃tənɛl]; 11 February 1657 – 9 January 1757), also called Bernard Le Bouyer de Fontenelle, was a French author and an influential member of three of the academies of the Institut de France, noted especially for his accessible treatment of scientific topics during the unfolding of the Age of Enlightenment. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle has received more than 172,824 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle is the 773rd most popular writer (up from 803rd in 2019), the 913th most popular biography from France (down from 889th in 2019) and the 121st most popular French Writer.

Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle is most famous for his work in the field of astronomy. He is best known for his book Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds, which was published in 1686.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.88

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ranks 773 out of 5,755. Before him are Cesare Pavese, George Steiner, Joseph of Anchieta, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Maurice Druon, and André Chénier. After him are Sherwood Anderson, Philippe Ariès, Italo Svevo, Nestor the Chronicler, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, and Mikael Agricola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1657, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ranks 4. Before him are Frederick I of Prussia, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, and Emeric Thököly. After him are Michel Richard Delalande, Philip Prospero, Prince of Asturias, Sambhaji, Francesco Solimena, Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Arai Hakuseki, Guido Starhemberg, and Friedrich Wilhelm III, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1757, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ranks 7. Before him are Domenico Scarlatti, Osman III, René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, Maria Josepha of Austria, Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, and Johann Stamitz. After him are Rosalba Carriera, Robert-François Damiens, Siraj ud-Daulah, 7th Dalai Lama, David Hartley, and Amursana.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ranks 913 out of 6,011. Before him are Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (1011), Claude Chappe (1763), Charles François Dumouriez (1739), Antoine Arnauld (1612), Maurice Druon (1918), and Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480). After him are Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (1292), Philippe Ariès (1914), Michael Lonsdale (1931), Pierre Méchain (1744), and René Clément (1913).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle ranks 121. Before him are Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Sidonius Apollinaris (430), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Marie de France (1101), George Steiner (1929), and Maurice Druon (1918). After him are Philippe Ariès (1914), Juliette Récamier (1777), Max Jacob (1876), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), Jean Anouilh (1910), and Laura de Noves (1310).

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