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WRITER

François Weyergans

1941 - 2019

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François Weyergans (French: [vɛjɛʁɡɑ̃s]; 2 August 1941 – 27 May 2019) was a Belgian writer and director. His father, Franz Weyergans, was a Belgian and also a writer, while his mother was from Avignon in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Weyergans has received more than 35,804 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. François Weyergans is the 4,903rd most popular writer (down from 4,319th in 2019), the 607th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 541st in 2019) and the 40th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 36k

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  • 45.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, François Weyergans ranks 4,903 out of 5,755Before him are Christian Matras, Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau, Tom Peters, Ted Chiang, Henriette Roland Holst, and Edward Rutherfurd. After him are Frano Selak, Lester del Rey, Ring Lardner, Eoin Colfer, Joel Chandler Harris, and Francis de Miomandre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, François Weyergans ranks 406Before him are Walter Block, Aminata Sow Fall, James Joseph Dresnok, John Nicholson, Paddy Ashdown, and Kaija Mustonen. After him are Bas van Fraassen, Jackie DeShannon, Anandiben Patel, Nikolai Gubenko, Beatrice Tinsley, and Peter Ducke. Among people deceased in 2019, François Weyergans ranks 334Before him are Göran Malmqvist, Ken Kavanagh, Stoyanka Mutafova, Carolee Schneemann, Günter Kunert, and Gianni De Michelis. After him are Martin Lauer, José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Miguel León-Portilla, Imata Kabua, Halvard Hanevold, and Hubert Hahne.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, François Weyergans ranks 607 out of 1,019Before him are Hadise (1985), Alexandre Czerniatynski (1960), Théo Lefèvre (1914), Toby Alderweireld (1989), Alain de Changy (1922), and Jean-Michel Saive (1969). After him are Philippe Clement (1974), Frank De Winne (1961), Michy Batshuayi (1993), Tom Boonen (1980), Simon Mignolet (1988), and Frank Brangwyn (1867).

Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, François Weyergans ranks 40Before him are Stijn Streuvels (1871), Jean-Philippe Toussaint (1957), Jan van Beers (1821), Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930), Paul van Ostaijen (1896), and Jacob van Maerlant (1235). After him are Princess Delphine of Belgium (1968), Karel van de Woestijne (1878), Jan Frans Willems (1793), Herman Teirlinck (1879), Axel Merckx (1972), and Tom Lanoye (1958).