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Héloïse

1101 - 1164

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Héloïse (; French: [elɔ.iz]; c. 1100–01 – 16 May 1163–64), variously Héloïse d'Argenteuil or Héloïse du Paraclet, was a French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess. Héloïse was a renowned "woman of letters" and philosopher of love and friendship, as well as an eventual high-ranking abbess in the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Héloïse has received more than 700,928 page views. Her biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Héloïse is the 456th most popular writer (up from 503rd in 2019), the 538th most popular biography from France (up from 598th in 2019) and the 81st most popular French Writer.

Héloïse is most famous for being the lover of Peter Abelard, a 12th century philosopher and theologian. They had a secret affair, but Héloïse became pregnant and was forced to marry another man, who was much older than her. She later wrote a series of letters to Peter, which were later published as the "Letters of Héloïse."

Memorability Metrics

  • 700k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

May God Forget Me
2005
Abailard et Héloïse: essai historique
1876
Two late Medieval love treatises
Demandes d'amour
1993
Le petit livre des tartes salées et sucrées
2002
Un étrange chemin d'amour
1988
Le petit livre des crumbles
2003
The American Indian as participant in the Civil War
History, Indian Participation, Indian Territory Civil War, 1861-1865
1919
The American Indian under reconstruction
Civil war, Government relations, History
1925
Héloïse et Abélard
Correspondence, Theologians, Love-letters
One of the world’s most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through the letters between Abelard and Heloise, we follow the path of their 12th-century romance, from its reckless and ecstatic beginnings when Heloise became Abelard’s pupil, through the suffering of public scandal and enforced secret marriage, to their eventual separation.
1718
The history of events resulting in Indian consolidation west of the Mississippi
Indians of North America, Government relations, Treatment of Indians
1908
We sold our souls
Guitar music (Heavy metal), Rock music festivals, Women guitarists
"In this hard-rocking, spine-tingling supernatural thriller, the washed-up guitarist of a '90s heavy metal band embarks on an epic road-trip across America and deep into the web of a sinister conspiracy. Grady Hendrix, horror writer and author of Paperbacks from Hell and My Best Friend's Exorcism, is back with his most electrifying novel yet. In the 1990s, heavy metal band Dürt Würk was poised for breakout success--but then lead singer Terry Hunt embarked on a solo career and rocketed to stardom as Koffin, leaving his fellow bandmates to rot in obscurity. Two decades later, former guitarist Kris Pulaski works as the night manager of a Best Western--she's tired, broke, and unhappy. Everything changes when a shocking act of violence turns her life upside down, and she begins to suspect that Terry sabotaged more than just the band. Kris hits the road, hoping to reunite with the rest of her bandmates and confront the man who ruined her life. It's a journey that will take her from the Pennsylvania rust belt to a celebrity rehab center to a music festival from hell. A furious power ballad about never giving up, even in the face of overwhelming odds, We Sold Our Souls is an epic journey into the heart of a conspiracy-crazed, pill-popping, paranoid country that seems to have lost its very soul ... where only a lone girl with a guitar can save us all."--Amazon.
2018
The American Indian as slaveholder and seccessionist
Indian Territory, Slavery, History
1915

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Héloïse ranks 456 out of 7,302. Before her are Susan Sontag, Salvatore Quasimodo, Boris Vian, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Jack Kerouac, and Jacques Hébert. After her are Graham Greene, Vasily Grossman, Lesya Ukrainka, Yevgeny Zamyatin, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Tibullus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1101, Héloïse ranks 1. After her are Marie de France, Stephen II of Hungary, Eustathius of Thessalonica, Köten, Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, Andronikos I of Trebizond, Michael IV of Constantinople, Adela of Meissen, Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli, Dobrodeia of Kiev, and George II of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1164, Héloïse ranks 1. After her are Emperor Sutoku, Antipope Victor IV, Elisabeth of Schönau, Ottokar III of Styria, Adolf II of Holstein, and Hodierna of Jerusalem.

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In France

Among people born in France, Héloïse ranks 538 out of 6,770. Before her are Marcel Mauss (1872), Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), Théodore Rousseau (1812), Louis, Grand Condé (1621), Boris Vian (1920), and Jacques Hébert (1757). After her are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor (1172), Jacques Tati (1907), Jacques Monod (1910), Marius Petipa (1818), Theuderic I (485), and Claude Chabrol (1930).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Héloïse ranks 81. Before her are Hector Malot (1830), Louis Aragon (1897), André Maurois (1885), Auguste Escoffier (1847), Boris Vian (1920), and Jacques Hébert (1757). After her are Marguerite de Navarre (1492), Jules Michelet (1798), Louise de La Vallière (1644), Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848), Charles, Duke of Orléans (1394), and Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627).

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