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Henri Barbusse

1873 - 1935

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Henri Barbusse (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi baʁbys]; 17 May 1873 – 30 August 1935) was a French novelist, short story writer, journalist, poet and political activist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Barbusse has received more than 172,140 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Henri Barbusse is the 510th most popular writer (down from 451st in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from France (down from 518th in 2019) and the 89th most popular French Writer.

Henri Barbusse is most famous for his book, Under Fire, which is a first-hand account of the First World War.

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  • 170k

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  • 66.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Henri Barbusse ranks 510 out of 5,755. Before him are Héloïse, Marina Tsvetaeva, George R. R. Martin, J. M. Barrie, Rudaki, and Attar of Nishapur. After him are Sei Shōnagon, Natsume Sōseki, Harper Lee, Fausto Cercignani, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Michel Houellebecq.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Henri Barbusse ranks 11. Before him are Konstantin von Neurath, Alexis Carrel, Jules Rimet, Johannes V. Jensen, Thomas Andrews, and Luigi Lucheni. After him are Alfred Jarry, Karl Schwarzschild, Alberto Santos-Dumont, G. E. Moore, Spyridon Louis, and William McMaster Murdoch. Among people deceased in 1935, Henri Barbusse ranks 18. Before him are André Citroën, Auguste Escoffier, Charles Richet, Carlos Gardel, Victor Grignard, and Paul Dukas. After him are Jane Addams, Hugo de Vries, Hugo Junkers, John Macleod, Komitas, and Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Barbusse ranks 605 out of 6,011. Before him are Sophie Marceau (1966), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Pasquale Paoli (1725), Guy Debord (1931), Michel Piccoli (1925), and François Fénelon (1651). After him are Pierre Boulez (1925), Marie of Anjou (1404), Albert Uderzo (1927), Isabelle Adjani (1955), Pierre Bonnard (1867), and Charles, Duke of Vendôme (1489).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Henri Barbusse ranks 89. Before him are Boris Vian (1920), Jules Michelet (1798), Gaston Leroux (1868), Alfred de Musset (1810), Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), and Héloïse (1101). After him are Gérard de Nerval (1808), Paul Claudel (1868), Camille Flammarion (1842), Marie-Antoine Carême (1784), Alfred Jarry (1873), and Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922).

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