LAWYER
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
Henri La Fontaine
Henri La Fontaine (French pronunciation: [lafɔ̃ˈtɛn]; 22 April 1854 – 14 May 1943), was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri La Fontaine has received more than 138,914 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Henri La Fontaine is the 9th most popular lawyer, the 52nd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 57th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Lawyer.
Henri la fontaine is most famous for being the president of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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20.11
Effective Languages (L*)
2.00
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Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Henri La Fontaine ranks 9 out of 68. Before him are Charles Albert Gobat, Ulpian, J. Edgar Hoover, Carlo Buonaparte, Gaius, and Louis Renault. After him are Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, Tobias Asser, Rudolf von Jhering, Tribonian, and Raphael Lemkin.
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1843 - 1914
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 3
Ulpian
170 - 228
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 4
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 70.52
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Carlo Buonaparte
1746 - 1785
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 6
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 7
Louis Renault
1843 - 1918
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 8
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12
Rudolf von Jhering
1818 - 1892
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 13
Tribonian
475 - 542
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 14
Raphael Lemkin
1900 - 1959
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1854, Henri La Fontaine ranks 10. Before him are Henri Poincaré, Leoš Janáček, Paul Ehrlich, Karl Kautsky, James George Frazer, and Emil von Behring. After him are Paul Sabatier, George Eastman, Milan I of Serbia, Georges Picquart, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Johannes Rydberg. Among people deceased in 1943, Henri La Fontaine ranks 14. Before him are Simone Weil, Boris III of Bulgaria, Henrik Pontoppidan, Theodor Eicke, Yakov Dzhugashvili, and Sophie Scholl. After him are Beatrix Potter, Nikolai Vavilov, Alexandre Millerand, Max Wertheimer, Władysław Sikorski, and Chaim Soutine.
Others Born in 1854
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Henri Poincaré
1854 - 1912
HPI: 76.01
Rank: 4
Leoš Janáček
1854 - 1928
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 5
Paul Ehrlich
1854 - 1915
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 6
Karl Kautsky
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 7
James George Frazer
1854 - 1941
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 8
Emil von Behring
1854 - 1917
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 9
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 10
Paul Sabatier
1854 - 1941
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 11
George Eastman
1854 - 1932
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 12
Milan I of Serbia
1854 - 1901
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 13
Georges Picquart
1854 - 1914
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 14
Engelbert Humperdinck
1854 - 1921
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 15
Johannes Rydberg
1854 - 1919
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1943
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Simone Weil
1909 - 1943
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 8
Boris III of Bulgaria
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 9
Henrik Pontoppidan
1857 - 1943
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 10
Theodor Eicke
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 11
Yakov Dzhugashvili
1907 - 1943
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 12
Sophie Scholl
1921 - 1943
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 13
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 14
Beatrix Potter
1866 - 1943
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 15
Nikolai Vavilov
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 16
Alexandre Millerand
1859 - 1943
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 17
Max Wertheimer
1880 - 1943
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 18
Władysław Sikorski
1881 - 1943
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 19
Chaim Soutine
1893 - 1943
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 20
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Henri La Fontaine ranks 52 out of 1,019. Before him are Adolphe Sax (1814), Jules Bordet (1870), Simon Stevin (1548), Henry van de Velde (1863), Samo (600), and Marguerite Yourcenar (1903). After him are Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580), Isabella of Austria (1501), Léon Degrelle (1906), Django Reinhardt (1910), Hugo van der Goes (1440), and Pepin of Landen (585).
Others born in Belgium
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Adolphe Sax
1814 - 1894
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 46
Jules Bordet
1870 - 1961
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 47
Simon Stevin
1548 - 1620
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 48
Henry van de Velde
1863 - 1957
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 49
Samo
600 - 658
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 50
Marguerite Yourcenar
1903 - 1987
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 51
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 52
Jan Baptist van Helmont
1580 - 1644
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 53
Isabella of Austria
1501 - 1526
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 54
Léon Degrelle
1906 - 1994
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 55
Django Reinhardt
1910 - 1953
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 56
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 57
Pepin of Landen
585 - 640
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 58
Among LAWYERS In Belgium
Among lawyers born in Belgium, Henri La Fontaine ranks 1. After him are Koen Lenaerts (1954).
