RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Bernard de Montfaucon

1655 - 1741

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Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. (French: [də mɔ̃fokɔ̃]; 13 January 1655 – 21 December 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, as well as being an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard de Montfaucon has received more than 118,501 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Bernard de Montfaucon is the 1,322nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,786th in 2019), the 2,150th most popular biography from France (up from 3,054th in 2019) and the 109th most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bernard de Montfaucon ranks 1,322 out of 3,187. Before him are Ernest Simoni, Akile Hatun, Rimbert, William of St-Thierry, John of Montecorvino, and Louis Massignon. After him are Cassian of Imola, Macrina the Younger, Lidwina, Carlo Maria Martini, Andrew Bobola, and Renato Martino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1655, Bernard de Montfaucon ranks 9. Before him are Charles XI of Sweden, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Christian Thomasius, Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Zumbi, and Rinaldo d'Este. After him are Johann Christoph Denner, Ferdinand Kettler, Caspar Bartholin the Younger, Jean-François Regnard, Antonio Palomino, and Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Among people deceased in 1741, Bernard de Montfaucon ranks 11. Before him are Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Johann Joseph Fux, Wirich Philipp von Daun, Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, and Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg. After him are Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano, Jethro Tull, Blas de Lezo, Georg Rafael Donner, Alvise Pisani, and Charles Rollin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bernard de Montfaucon ranks 2,150 out of 6,770. Before him are Amalric of Bena (1150), Patrick Hernandez (1949), Louis Jouvet (1887), Adelaide of Paris (850), Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), and Louis Massignon (1883). After him are Henri Cochet (1901), Augustin Barruel (1741), Paul Andreu (1938), Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès (1812), François-Joseph Talma (1763), and Raymonde de Laroche (1882).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Bernard de Montfaucon ranks 109. Before him are Henri Estienne (1528), Aldegonde (639), Robert Estienne (1503), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), Jean Calas (1698), and Louis Massignon (1883). After him are Raymonde de Laroche (1882), Ivo of Chartres (1040), Peter Nolasco (1180), Benedict Joseph Labre (1748), Germain of Paris (496), and Pierre de Castelnau (1170).

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