WRITER

Hendrik Conscience

1812 - 1883

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Henri (Hendrik) Conscience (3 December 1812 – 10 September 1883) was a Belgian author. He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper classes, in literature and government. Conscience fought as a Belgian revolutionary in 1830 and was a notable writer in the Romanticist style popular in the early 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hendrik Conscience has received more than 74,901 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Hendrik Conscience is the 2,241st most popular writer (up from 2,355th in 2019), the 312th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 313th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Belgian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 75k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Poor Gentleman
1800
The Amulet
2007
Scènes de la vie flamande
1858
De leeuw van Vlaanderen
1800
Le Pays de l'or
2007

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hendrik Conscience ranks 2,241 out of 7,302. Before him are Arkady Gaidar, Magnus Felix Ennodius, Adikavi Pampa, Guido Gezelle, Pentti Linkola, and Rosika Schwimmer. After him are Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, Johan Bojer, Andreas Capellanus, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Silva Kaputikyan, and Emmanuel Carrère.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, Hendrik Conscience ranks 32. Before him are Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, Pierre de Decker, Ilija Garašanin, Countess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde, Zygmunt Krasiński, and Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. After him are Berthold Auerbach, Henry Wilson, Filippo Pacini, Melchora Aquino, Augustus Pugin, and Hermann von Fehling. Among people deceased in 1883, Hendrik Conscience ranks 33. Before him are Lucien Olivier, Wilhelm Peters, Cyprian Norwid, Franz Doppler, Iwakura Tomomi, and Arnold Toynbee. After him are Edward FitzGerald, Juliette Drouet, Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Filippo Pacini, Jenny Longuet, and Louis-François-Clement Breguet.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hendrik Conscience ranks 312 out of 1,190. Before him are James Weddell (1787), Odilon Polleunis (1943), Claude Piron (1931), Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine (967), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), and Guido Gezelle (1830). After him are Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Henry of Ghent (1217), Odile Defraye (1888), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), Marc Wilmots (1969), and J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Hendrik Conscience ranks 19. Before him are Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Jean Bolland (1596), William of Moerbeke (1215), and Guido Gezelle (1830). After him are J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), Amélie Nothomb (1967), Jean Ray (1887), Daniël Heinsius (1580), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), and Jan Gruter (1560).

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