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Francis Ponge

1899 - 1988

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Francis Jean Gaston Alfred Ponge (French: [pɔ̃ʒ]; 27 March 1899 – 6 August 1988) was a French essayist and poet. Influenced by surrealism, he developed a form of prose poem, minutely examining everyday objects. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Ponge has received more than 116,157 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Ponge is the 2,816th most popular writer (down from 2,642nd in 2019), the 2,976th most popular biography from France (down from 2,734th in 2019) and the 367th most popular French Writer.

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  • 120k

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  • 52.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Ponge ranks 2,816 out of 5,755. Before her are Miguel Torga, Józef Czapski, Fatma Aliye Topuz, Giovanni Pontano, Leon Uris, and Walter Pater. After her are Ouida, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Abdullah Abdul Kadir, Andre Norton, Lucia Berlin, and José Martínez Ruiz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Francis Ponge ranks 121. Before her are Gustav Ucicky, Leonid Leonov, Paul Schmidt, Fritz von Opel, Iskander Mirza, and Aleksandr Deyneka. After her are Oscar Zariski, Zhang Daqian, František Tomášek, Harold Abrahams, Zaki al-Arsuzi, and S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike. Among people deceased in 1988, Francis Ponge ranks 94. Before her are Hillel Slovak, Alec Issigonis, Hamengkubuwono IX, Aparicio Méndez, Erich Fried, and Paolo Stoppa. After her are Yuli Daniel, Frederick Ashton, Tore Keller, Frank Zamboni, Henry Koster, and Erich Probst.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Ponge ranks 2,976 out of 6,011. Before her are Suzy Delair (1917), Arthur Morin (1795), Geneviève Page (1927), Bertha of Kent (550), Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744), and Joseph Vendryes (1875). After her are Claude Gillot (1673), Léon Brunschvicg (1869), Jean-Luc Ponty (1942), José Giovanni (1923), Peter Chanel (1803), and Michel Blavet (1700).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Francis Ponge ranks 367. Before her are Thomas of Britain (1200), Suzanne Curchod (1737), Guiraut Riquier (1230), Jean-François de La Harpe (1739), Ludovic Halévy (1834), and Lupus Servatus (805). After her are José Giovanni (1923), Valery Larbaud (1881), Charles-Louis Philippe (1874), Jacques Delille (1738), Claude Farrère (1876), and Hervé Bazin (1911).

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