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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 114,843 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Francis Ponge is the 2,728th most popular writer (up from 2,805th in 2019), the 2,975th most popular biography from France (down from 2,966th in 2019) and the 375th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 110k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Pour un Malherbe
French Poets, Biography
1965
Le grand recueil
1961
Lyres
1961
Le parti pris des choses
French language books, French poetry
1942
La fabrique du Pré
1971
Francis Ponge
1974

Page views of Francis Ponges by language

Over the past year Francis Ponge has had the most page views in the with 72,361 views, followed by English (13,656), and Italian (3,784). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Haitian (157.38%), Belarusian (57.75%), and Macedonian (54.00%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Ponge ranks 2,728 out of 7,302. Before her are Marjorie Boulton, Procopius of Gaza, Peter Bieri, Ryōkan, Cornelia Funke, and Marie Marvingt. After her are Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe, Ludwig Rellstab, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, Vladimir Voinovich, Sebastian Franck, and Itzhak Katzenelson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Francis Ponge ranks 126. Before her are Noël Coward, Alexander Tcherepnin, Pierre Victor Auger, Justas Paleckis, Leo Borchard, and Semyon Krivoshein. After her are Georg Leibbrandt, Zhang Daqian, Qu Qiubai, Peter Wessel Zapffe, Leonid Leonov, and Nie Rongzhen. Among people deceased in 1988, Francis Ponge ranks 97. Before her are Paolo Stoppa, Hamengkubuwono IX, Henry Armstrong, Giorgio Almirante, Andy Gibb, and Paula Mollenhauer. After her are Erich Probst, John Houseman, Wilhelm Batz, Frederick Ashton, Aparicio Méndez, and Tore Keller.

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In France

Among people born in France, Francis Ponge ranks 2,975 out of 6,770. Before her are André Salmon (1881), Jacques Babinet (1794), Adrien Maurice de Noailles (1678), Marie-José Nat (1940), Marie Marvingt (1875), and Jules Armand Dufaure (1798). After her are Walter V, Count of Brienne (1278), Antoine de Chézy (1718), Honoré V, Prince of Monaco (1778), Albert Robida (1848), Étienne Decroux (1898), and Roberto Alagna (1963).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Francis Ponge ranks 375. Before her are Oscar Cullmann (1902), Max Gallo (1932), Fernand Crommelynck (1886), Champfleury (1821), André Salmon (1881), and Marie Marvingt (1875). After her are Albert Robida (1848), Pierre Benoit (1886), Jean Lorrain (1855), Pierre Grimal (1912), Guiraut Riquier (1230), and Pierre Gamarra (1919).

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