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J.-H. Rosny aîné

1856 - 1940

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J.-H. Rosny aîné was the pen name of Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (17 February 1856 – 11 February 1940), a Belgian author considered one of the founding figures of modern science fiction. Born in Brussels in 1856, he wrote in French in collaboration with his younger brother, Séraphin Justin François Boex, under the joint pen name J.-H. Rosny until 1909. After they ended their collaboration, Joseph Boex continued to write under the name Rosny aîné (Rosny the Elder) while his brother used J.-H. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of J.-H. Rosny aîné has received more than 66,724 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). J.-H. Rosny aîné is the 2,283rd most popular writer (up from 2,683rd in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 353rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

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Notable Works

Portraits & souvenirs
French literature
1945
Les femmes des autres
1926
Les Xipéhuz
1888
Le félin géant
1920
La guerre du feu
Fiction, Prehistoric peoples
1911
Récits de science-fiction
French Science fiction, Science fiction, French
1973

Among WRITERS

Among writers, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 2,283 out of 7,302. Before him are Christina Rossetti, Heinrich Glarean, Tomé Pires, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Robert Ressler, and Harold Bloom. After him are Cao Yu, Ding Ling, William Steig, Bálint Balassi, José-Maria de Heredia, and Guillaume Thomas François Raynal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 54. Before him are Ahad Ha'am, Stevan Mokranjac, Hermann von François, Ignacy Hryniewiecki, Georg von der Marwitz, and Karl Krumbacher. After him are Dimitar Blagoev, Henry Morgenthau Sr., Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Louise Catherine Breslau, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, and José Batlle y Ordóñez. Among people deceased in 1940, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 70. Before him are Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, Phan Bội Châu, Luigi Orione, Jehan Alain, Henri Desgrange, and Janina Lewandowska. After him are Alfred Loisy, Gjergj Fishta, Robert Hichens, Oliver Lodge, Olga Boznańska, and John A. Hobson.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 318 out of 1,190. Before him are Hendrik Conscience (1812), Frans Francken the Younger (1581), Henry of Ghent (1217), Odile Defraye (1888), Prince Baudouin of Belgium (1869), and Marc Wilmots (1969). After him are Jan Provoost (1465), Denis Calvaert (1540), Maerten de Vos (1532), Bernard Voorhoof (1910), Leo Joseph Suenens (1904), and Joos de Momper (1564).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 20. Before him are Michel de Ghelderode (1898), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Jean Bolland (1596), William of Moerbeke (1215), Guido Gezelle (1830), and Hendrik Conscience (1812). After him are Amélie Nothomb (1967), Jean Ray (1887), Daniël Heinsius (1580), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Jan Gruter (1560), and Caspar Barlaeus (1584).

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