RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Célestin Freinet

1896 - 1966

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Célestin Freinet ([seləsˈtɛ̃ fʀeˈnɛ], 15 October 1896 in Gars, Alpes-Maritimes – 8 October 1966 in Vence) was a noted French pedagogue and educational reformer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Célestin Freinet has received more than 120,313 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Célestin Freinet is the 690th most popular religious figure (down from 634th in 2019), the 839th most popular biography from France (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular French Religious Figure.

Célestin Freinet is most famous for his work in the field of education. He was an educator who believed that children should be able to learn through their own interests and not be forced to learn through a curriculum.

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  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

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  • 2.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Célestin Freinet ranks 690 out of 3,187. Before him are Zebedee, Eulalia of Mérida, Óscar Romero, Pontius Pilate's wife, Fatima al-Fihri, and Mordecai. After him are Tarcisio Bertone, Said Nursî, Abdullah ibn Saba', Abe no Seimei, Scholastica, and 6th Dalai Lama.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Célestin Freinet ranks 32. Before him are Buenaventura Durruti, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Italo Balbo, Ernst Udet, Anna Anderson, and Erich Koch. After him are Howard Hawks, John Dos Passos, A. J. Cronin, Helen of Greece and Denmark, Sandro Pertini, and Anastasio Somoza García. Among people deceased in 1966, Célestin Freinet ranks 24. Before him are Cemal Gürsel, George de Hevesy, Dietrich von Choltitz, Vincent Auriol, Guillermo Stábile, and Montgomery Clift. After him are Paul Reynaud, Albert Göring, Carlo Carrà, Abdul Salam Arif, Rolf Maximilian Sievert, and Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski.

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In France

Among people born in France, Célestin Freinet ranks 839 out of 6,770. Before him are Maurice Denis (1870), Mary of Guise (1515), Françoise Marie de Bourbon (1677), Bourvil (1917), Max Jacob (1876), and Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755). After him are Jean-Pierre Léaud (1944), Alain Aspect (1947), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), Henri Fantin-Latour (1836), Lorin Maazel (1930), and Georges Couthon (1755).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Célestin Freinet ranks 47. Before him are Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Clotilde (475), Louis de Montfort (1673), Saint Remigius (437), Victor of Aveyron (1793), and Robert of Molesme (1024). After him are Lucile Randon (1904), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Saint Eligius (588), Martin Bucer (1491), Leonard of Noblac (496), and Jean Mabillon (1632).

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