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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), 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 62,792 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. J.-H. Rosny aîné is the 2,693rd most popular writer (down from 2,224th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 277th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Belgian Writer.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 2,693 out of 5,755. Before him are Emmanuel Carrère, Jules Guesde, Phrynichus, Hilaire Belloc, David Shore, and Jules Supervielle. After him are Isaac Titsingh, Jon Fosse, Pavlo Tychyna, Teimuraz II of Kakheti, Mihail Sebastian, and José de Alencar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 62. Before him are Felix Mottl, Dimitar Blagoev, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Georg von der Marwitz, Louise Catherine Breslau, and José Batlle y Ordóñez. After him are Giuseppe Martucci, Alexander Izvolsky, Semyon Alapin, Carl Peters, Booker T. Washington, and Karl Krumbacher. Among people deceased in 1940, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 85. Before him are Marcel Granet, Alfred Fowler, Ben Turpin, Robert Hichens, Cai Yuanpei, and José Félix Estigarribia. After him are Karl Muck, Robert Maillart, Gyula Kellner, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Ivane Javakhishvili, and Yevhen Petrushevych.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 353 out of 1,019. Before him are Paul de Man (1919), Corneille Guillaume Beverloo (1922), Hubert Van Innis (1866), Yves Leterme (1960), Henri Debehogne (1928), and Edgar P. Jacobs (1904). After him are Alexander De Croo (1975), Maria of Brabant, Holy Roman Empress (1190), Adriaan van Roomen (1561), Yolande Moreau (1953), Freddy Maertens (1952), and Odile Defraye (1888).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 20. Before him are Jean Bolland (1596), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), William of Moerbeke (1215), Hendrik Conscience (1812), and FM-2030 (1930). After him are Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Jean Ray (1887), Guido Gezelle (1830), Felix Timmermans (1886), Daniël Heinsius (1580), and Caspar Barlaeus (1584).

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