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Charles Péguy

1873 - 1914

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Charles Pierre Péguy (French: [ʃaʁl peɡi]; 7 January 1873 – 5 September 1914) was a French poet, essayist, and editor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Péguy has received more than 305,608 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Charles Péguy is the 1,076th most popular writer (up from 1,260th in 2019), the 1,231st most popular biography from France (up from 1,465th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular French Writer.

Charles Péguy was a French poet and essayist who is most famous for his writings during World War I.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 61.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Oeuvres poétiques complètes
1954
Oeuvres en prose, 1909-1914
1957
Morceaux choisis
1927
Oeuvres en prose, 1898-1908
1959
Le mystère de la charité de Jeanne d'Arc
Drama, Théâtre, Histoire
1921
Temporal and eternal
Christianity
1958
Oeuvres en prose, 1909-1914
1957
Le porche du mystère de la deuxième vertu
1911
Oeuvres poétiques complètes
1954
Oeuvres en prose, 1898-1908
1959
Le mystère de la charité de Jeanne d'Arc
Drama, Théâtre, Histoire
1921
Temporal and eternal
Christianity, Essays
1958

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Péguy ranks 1,076 out of 7,302. Before him are Dionysius Thrax, Robert Graves, Elsa Morante, Nikolai Leskov, Georg Kaiser, and Pu Songling. After him are John Malalas, Jean Giono, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Garcilaso de la Vega, and Nikolay Nekrasov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Charles Péguy ranks 32. Before him are Max Reinhardt, Alice Guy-Blaché, Christian Rakovsky, Feodor Chaliapin, Ejnar Hertzsprung, and Ivanoe Bonomi. After him are Ray Ewry, Lee de Forest, Alexander Bogdanov, Radoje Domanović, Tullio Levi-Civita, and Robert Wiene. Among people deceased in 1914, Charles Péguy ranks 23. Before him are Georges Picquart, Eduard Suess, Ambrose Bierce, Maximilian von Spee, Alexander Samsonov, and Alphonse Bertillon. After him are Alfred Thayer Mahan, Alain-Fournier, Empress Shōken, Joseph Chamberlain, Louis Couturat, and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles Péguy ranks 1,231 out of 6,770. Before him are Camille Jordan (1838), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543), Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847), Blanche Monnier (1849), and Guillaume Brune (1763). After him are Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932), Pierre d'Ailly (1350), Cléo de Mérode (1875), Alys of France, Countess of Vexin (1160), François Clouet (1510), and René II, Duke of Lorraine (1451).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Charles Péguy ranks 162. Before him are Marcel Pagnol (1895), Michel Tournier (1924), Paul Bourget (1852), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Sonia Rykiel (1930), and Madeleine de Scudéry (1607). After him are Jean Giono (1895), Alain-Fournier (1886), Clément Marot (1495), Michel Butor (1926), Monique Wittig (1935), and Léon Bloy (1846).

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