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Jean-François de La Harpe

1739 - 1803

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Jean-François de La Harpe (20 November 1739 – 11 February 1803) was a French playwright, writer and literary critic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-François de La Harpe has received more than 41,937 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-François de La Harpe is the 2,686th most popular writer (up from 2,762nd in 2019), the 2,926th most popular biography from France (up from 2,938th in 2019) and the 365th most popular French Writer.

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  • 53.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lycée, ou Cours de littérature ancienne et moderne
2001
Du fanatisme dans la langue révolutionnaire
Religious aspects, History, French Revolution
1797
Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages
Voyages and travels, Early works to 1800, Voyages
1780
Abrégé de l\'histoire générale des voyages
2001
Lycée, ou, Cours de littérature ancienne et moderne
History and criticism, French literature, Classical literature
1813
Mélanie
Plays
1771

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean-François de La Harpe ranks 2,686 out of 7,302. Before him are Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Petar Hektorović, Harlan Ellison, Labīd, Jacques Collin de Plancy, and Alex Haley. After him are David Lagercrantz, Giuseppe Giacosa, Horace McCoy, Robert M. Pirsig, William Smith, and Violette Leduc.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1739, Jean-François de La Harpe ranks 15. Before him are Johann Baptist Wanhal, Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Jean Chalgrin, François Claude Amour, marquis de Bouillé, Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, and Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours. After him are Frei Galvão, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, Juan de Villanueva, John Robison, Johann Beckmann, and Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany. Among people deceased in 1803, Jean-François de La Harpe ranks 25. Before him are François Devienne, William Hamilton, Gottfried van Swieten, Anders Chydenius, Nicolas Baudin, and Arthur Guinness. After him are Sylvain Maréchal, Maria Fortunata d'Este, Pōmare I, Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland, Jean François de Saint-Lambert, and Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-François de La Harpe ranks 2,926 out of 6,770. Before him are Michel Marcel Navratil (1908), Rainulf Drengot (1000), Philip I of Namur (1174), Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794), Jacques Brugnon (1895), and Bertha of Kent (550). After him are Pierre Pigneau de Behaine (1741), Olivier Assayas (1955), Daniel Gélin (1921), Denise Perrier (1935), Nicolas Froment (1430), and Violette Leduc (1907).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean-François de La Harpe ranks 365. Before him are Varro Atacinus (-82), Jules Guesde (1845), Mirra Alfassa (1878), Petrus Comestor (1100), Lupus Servatus (805), and Jacques Collin de Plancy (1794). After him are Violette Leduc (1907), Hildebert (1056), Juliette Adam (1836), Oscar Cullmann (1902), Max Gallo (1932), and Fernand Crommelynck (1886).

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