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Georges Lefebvre

1874 - 1959

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Georges Lefebvre (French: [ʒɔʁʒ ləfɛvʁ]; 6 August 1874 – 28 August 1959) was a French historian, best known for his work on the French Revolution and peasant life. He is considered one of the pioneers of "history from below". He coined the phrase the "death certificate of the old order" to describe the Great Fear of 1789. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Lefebvre has received more than 132,505 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Lefebvre is the 220th most popular historian, the 3,037th most popular biography from France and the 29th most popular French Historian.

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  • 15

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Georges Lefebvre ranks 220 out of 339. Before him are Joseph Klausner, Michael Glykas, Slobodan Jovanović, Reinhart Dozy, George Buchanan, and Karl Krumbacher. After him are Peter Brown, Janko Prunk, William H. McNeill, Ivane Javakhishvili, Aulus Cremutius Cordus, and Ibn Abd al-Hakam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Georges Lefebvre ranks 96. Before him are Krste Misirkov, Laura Montoya, Ricardo Flores Magón, Charles-Louis Philippe, Joseph Klausner, and Nicola Canali. After him are Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov, Nicolae Rădescu, Clemens von Pirquet, Wincenty Witos, Johan Gunnar Andersson, and Pierre Souvestre. Among people deceased in 1959, Georges Lefebvre ranks 77. Before him are The Big Bopper, Luigi Sturzo, Ingrid Vang Nyman, Ramón Fonst, S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, and Eduard van Beinum. After him are Reuven Shiloah, José Vasconcelos, Bak Jungyang, George Albert Smith, Henri Vidal, and Princess Alexandra, 2nd Duchess of Fife.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Lefebvre ranks 3,037 out of 6,011. Before him are Raymond Sommer (1906), Rudi Garcia (1964), Olivier Panis (1966), Charles Renouvier (1815), Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718), and Robbie Ross (1869). After him are Julius Leber (1891), Jean-Baptiste Debret (1768), Pierre Charles L'Enfant (1754), Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756), Princess Joséphine of Lorraine (1753), and Eugène Isabey (1803).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Georges Lefebvre ranks 29. Before him are René Grousset (1885), Roger Chartier (1945), Bernard Desclot (1201), Edgar Quinet (1803), Henri Maspero (1883), and Claude Cahen (1909). After him are Joseph de Guignes (1721), Paul Veyne (1930), Marc Ferro (1924), Charles Rollin (1661), Gustave Schlumberger (1844), and Jean Delumeau (1923).

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