WRITER
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
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Isabelle de Charrière
Isabelle de Charrière (French pronunciation: [izabɛl də ʃaʁjɛʁ]; 20 October 1740 – 27 December 1805), known as Belle van Zuylen in the Netherlands, née Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken, and [Madame] Isabelle de Charrière (married name) elsewhere, was a Dutch and Swiss writer of the Enlightenment who lived the latter half of her life in Colombier, Neuchâtel. She is now best known for her letters and novels, although she also wrote pamphlets, music and plays. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isabelle de Charrière has received more than 85,586 page views. Her biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Isabelle de Charrière is the 661st most popular writer (up from 800th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 110th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Writer.
Isabelle de Charrière is most famous for her 1782 novel, "Letters of a Peruvian Woman," which was one of the first novels written in French by a woman.
Memorability Metrics
86k
Page Views (PV)
64.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
8.13
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Isabelle de Charrière ranks 661 out of 7,302. Before her are Pietro Metastasio, Ursula K. Le Guin, Camilo José Cela, Washington Irving, Frontinus, and Ian McEwan. After her are Aratus, Giambattista Basile, Ivan Goncharov, Irwin Shaw, Eduardo Galeano, and Sugawara no Michizane.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPietro Metastasio
1698 - 1782
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 655
Ursula K. Le Guin
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 656
Camilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 657
Washington Irving
1783 - 1859
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 658
Frontinus
30 - 103
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 659
Ian McEwan
1948 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 660
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 661
Aratus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 662
Giambattista Basile
1566 - 1632
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 663
Ivan Goncharov
1812 - 1891
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 664
Irwin Shaw
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 665
Eduardo Galeano
1940 - 2015
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 666
Sugawara no Michizane
845 - 903
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 667
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1740, Isabelle de Charrière ranks 5. Before her are Marquis de Sade, Ivan VI of Russia, Giovanni Paisiello, and Empress Go-Sakuramachi. After her are Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Jeanne Baret, Johann van Beethoven, Johann Jacob Schweppe, Carl Michael Bellman, Giambattista Bodoni, and Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay. Among people deceased in 1805, Isabelle de Charrière ranks 4. Before her are Friedrich Schiller, Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, and Luigi Boccherini. After her are Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Claude Chappe, Maria Theresa of Savoy, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt, Mihrişah Sultan, and Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron.
Others Born in 1740
Go to all RankingsMarquis de Sade
WRITER
1740 - 1814
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 1
Ivan VI of Russia
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1764
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 2
Giovanni Paisiello
COMPOSER
1740 - 1816
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 3
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 4
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 5
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
MOUNTAINEER
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Jeanne Baret
EXPLORER
1740 - 1807
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 7
Johann van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1740 - 1792
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 8
Johann Jacob Schweppe
INVENTOR
1740 - 1821
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 9
Carl Michael Bellman
MUSICIAN
1740 - 1795
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 10
Giambattista Bodoni
DESIGNER
1740 - 1813
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 11
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1789
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1805
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Schiller
WRITER
1759 - 1805
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 1
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1758 - 1805
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 2
Luigi Boccherini
COMPOSER
1743 - 1805
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 3
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
PAINTER
1725 - 1805
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 5
Claude Chappe
INVENTOR
1763 - 1805
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 6
Maria Theresa of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1756 - 1805
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 7
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1805
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 8
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1805
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 9
Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt
COMPANION
1751 - 1805
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 10
Mihrişah Sultan
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1805
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 11
Abraham Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1731 - 1805
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, Isabelle de Charrière ranks 95 out of 1,646. Before her are Gerard Kuiper (1905), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931), Sophia of Hanover (1630), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), and Menno Simons (1496). After her are Geert Wilders (1963), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Gabriël Metsu (1629), Carel Fabritius (1622), Joris Ivens (1898), and Norbert of Xanten (1080).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsGerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 89
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 90
Martinus J. G. Veltman
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 91
Sophia of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1630 - 1714
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 92
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 93
Menno Simons
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1496 - 1561
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 94
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 95
Geert Wilders
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 96
Gerard ter Borch
PAINTER
1617 - 1681
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 97
Gabriël Metsu
PAINTER
1629 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 98
Carel Fabritius
PAINTER
1622 - 1654
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 99
Joris Ivens
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 100
Norbert of Xanten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1080 - 1134
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 101
Among WRITERS In Netherlands
Among writers born in Netherlands, Isabelle de Charrière ranks 2. Before her are Thomas Bernhard (1931). After her are Multatuli (1820), Harry Mulisch (1927), Robert van Gulik (1910), Etty Hillesum (1914), Cees Nooteboom (1933), Dick Bruna (1927), Constantijn Huygens (1596), Isaac Titsingh (1745), Jacob Cats (1577), and Aagje Deken (1741).
Thomas Bernhard
1931 - 1989
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 1
Isabelle de Charrière
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 2
Multatuli
1820 - 1887
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 3
Harry Mulisch
1927 - 2010
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 4
Robert van Gulik
1910 - 1967
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 5
Etty Hillesum
1914 - 1943
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 6
Cees Nooteboom
1933 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 7
Dick Bruna
1927 - 2017
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 8
Constantijn Huygens
1596 - 1687
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 9
Isaac Titsingh
1745 - 1812
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 10
Jacob Cats
1577 - 1660
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 11
Aagje Deken
1741 - 1804
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 12