WRITER
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
Edmond Privat
Edmond Privat (17 August 1889 – 28 August 1962) was a Francophone Swiss Esperantist. A historian, university professor, author, journalist and peace activist, he was a graduate of the University of Geneva and a lecturer for the World Peace Foundation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmond Privat has received more than 20,765 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edmond Privat is the 2,937th most popular writer (down from 2,867th in 2019), the 294th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 281st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Swiss Writer.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
59.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
11.68
Effective Languages (L*)
1.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edmond Privat ranks 2,937 out of 7,302. Before him are Guan Daosheng, Leonardo Padura Fuentes, Ales Adamovich, Thomas Corneille, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, and Song Yu. After him are Sven Aggesen, Han Suyin, Howard Fast, Suzanne Curchod, Leandro Fernández de Moratín, and Jean-Sifrein Maury.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuan Daosheng
1262 - 1319
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 2,931
Leonardo Padura Fuentes
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 2,932
Ales Adamovich
1927 - 1994
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,933
Thomas Corneille
1625 - 1709
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,934
Branislaw Tarashkyevich
1892 - 1938
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,935
Song Yu
298 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,936
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,937
Sven Aggesen
1145 - 1300
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,938
Han Suyin
1917 - 2012
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 2,939
Howard Fast
1914 - 2003
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,940
Suzanne Curchod
1737 - 1794
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,941
Leandro Fernández de Moratín
1760 - 1828
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,942
Jean-Sifrein Maury
1746 - 1817
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,943
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Edmond Privat ranks 130. Before him are Lev Mekhlis, Ernst Reuter, Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, Kōichi Kido, Kanji Ishiwara, and G. M. B. Dobson. After him are Bernhard Karlgren, Lloyd Bacon, Zhang Qun, Muhammad Jamalul Alam II, Albin Stenroos, and Ralph Craig. Among people deceased in 1962, Edmond Privat ranks 96. Before him are Paavo Aaltonen, Pierre Benoit, Ricardo Rodríguez, Max Vasmer, José Giral, and Pedro Pablo Ramírez. After him are Dhondo Keshav Karve, Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, Luigi Carnera, Eugene Aynsley Goossens, Richard Herrmann, and Abdullah Goran.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsLev Mekhlis
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 124
Ernst Reuter
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1953
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 125
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1963
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 126
Kōichi Kido
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 127
Kanji Ishiwara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1949
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 128
G. M. B. Dobson
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1975
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 129
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 130
Bernhard Karlgren
LINGUIST
1889 - 1978
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 131
Lloyd Bacon
ACTOR
1889 - 1955
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 132
Zhang Qun
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1990
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 133
Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1924
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 134
Albin Stenroos
ATHLETE
1889 - 1971
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 135
Ralph Craig
ATHLETE
1889 - 1972
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 136
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsPaavo Aaltonen
GYMNAST
1919 - 1962
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 90
Pierre Benoit
WRITER
1886 - 1962
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 91
Ricardo Rodríguez
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 1962
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 92
Max Vasmer
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1962
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 93
José Giral
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1962
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 94
Pedro Pablo Ramírez
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1962
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 95
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 96
Dhondo Keshav Karve
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1962
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 97
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
PHILOSOPHER
1873 - 1962
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 98
Luigi Carnera
ASTRONOMER
1875 - 1962
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 99
Eugene Aynsley Goossens
CONDUCTOR
1893 - 1962
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 100
Richard Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1962
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 101
Abdullah Goran
WRITER
1904 - 1962
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 102
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Edmond Privat ranks 294 out of 1,015. Before him are Carl Lutz (1895), Heinrich Sutermeister (1910), Joseph Deiss (1946), Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672), Didier Burkhalter (1960), and Ludwig Senfl (1486). After him are Max Abegglen (1902), Henri Colpi (1921), Paul Grüninger (1891), Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867), Albert Sechehaye (1870), and Robert Maillart (1872).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsCarl Lutz
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1975
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 288
Heinrich Sutermeister
COMPOSER
1910 - 1995
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 289
Joseph Deiss
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 290
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
PHYSICIAN
1672 - 1733
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 291
Didier Burkhalter
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 292
Ludwig Senfl
COMPOSER
1486 - 1542
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 293
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 294
Max Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1970
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 295
Henri Colpi
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 296
Paul Grüninger
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1972
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 297
Maximilian Bircher-Benner
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 298
Albert Sechehaye
LINGUIST
1870 - 1946
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 299
Robert Maillart
ENGINEER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 300
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Edmond Privat ranks 29. Before him are Emma Jung (1882), Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698), Jeremias Gotthelf (1797), Johann Peter Hebel (1760), Peter Bieri (1944), and Arthur Cravan (1887). After him are Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484), Isaac Casaubon (1559), Ella Maillart (1903), Françoise Giroud (1916), Theodore Bibliander (1500), and Philippe Jaccottet (1925).
Emma Jung
1882 - 1955
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 23
Johann Jakob Bodmer
1698 - 1783
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 24
Jeremias Gotthelf
1797 - 1854
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 25
Johann Peter Hebel
1760 - 1826
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 26
Peter Bieri
1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 27
Arthur Cravan
1887 - 1918
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 28
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 29
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
1484 - 1530
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 30
Isaac Casaubon
1559 - 1614
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 31
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 32
Françoise Giroud
1916 - 2003
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 33
Theodore Bibliander
1500 - 1564
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 34
Philippe Jaccottet
1925 - 2021
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 35