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Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

1610 - 1688

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Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (French: [dy kɑ̃ʒ]; December 18, 1610 in Amiens – October 23, 1688 in Paris, aged 77), also known simply as Charles Dufresne, was a distinguished French philologist and historian of the Middle Ages and Byzantium. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange has received more than 122,070 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange is the 134th most popular historian (up from 159th in 2019), the 2,198th most popular biography from France (up from 2,501st in 2019) and the 20th most popular French Historian.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 134 out of 339. Before him are Norman Davies, Guibert of Nogent, Augustin Thierry, Max Dvořák, E. P. Thompson, and August Ludwig von Schlözer. After him are Helmold, Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, Heinrich von Treitschke, Ian Kershaw, Ernst Kantorowicz, and Charles Diehl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 12. Before him are David Teniers the Younger, Ivan Sirko, Paul Scarron, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Jan Asselijn, and Li Yu. After him are Maria Cunitz, Jan Miense Molenaer, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Abraham Duquesne, Albert Eckhout, and Huang Zongxi. Among people deceased in 1688, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 10. Before him are Ferdinand Verbiest, Claude Perrault, Narai, Joachim von Sandrart, Philippe Quinault, and Constantine Phaulkon. After him are Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, François Bernier, Abraham Duquesne, Philip de Koninck, Bohuslav Balbín, and Antoine Furetière.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 2,198 out of 6,011. Before him are Michel Bouquet (1925), Henri Estienne (1528), Jacques Cœur (1395), Walter V, Count of Brienne (1278), Mathieu Amalric (1965), and Gabriel Pierné (1863). After him are Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348), Elif Shafak (1971), Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808), Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti (1734), Michel Rocard (1930), and Jean Goujon (1510).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 20. Before him are Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929), François Furet (1927), Pierre Nora (1931), Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Guibert of Nogent (1055), and Augustin Thierry (1795). After him are Charles Diehl (1859), Adémar de Chabannes (989), René Grousset (1885), Roger Chartier (1945), Bernard Desclot (1201), and Edgar Quinet (1803).

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