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Jean Chapelain

1595 - 1674

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Jean Chapelain (4 December 1595 – 22 February 1674) was a French poet and critic during the Grand Siècle, best known for his role as an organizer and founding member of the Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Chapelain has received more than 40,648 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jean Chapelain is the 1,578th most popular writer (down from 1,459th in 2019), the 1,842nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,663rd in 2019) and the 232nd most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 41k

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  • 58.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Les douze derniers chants du poème de la Pucelle
Poetry
1882
Soixante-dix-sept lettres inédites à Nicolas Heinsius, 1649-1658
1966
La pucelle, ou, la France delivrée
Early works to 1800, Poetry
1656
La Pucelle
Poetry
1656
De la lecture des vieux romans
French literature, History and criticism, Romances
1870
Lettres
1880

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Chapelain ranks 1,578 out of 7,302. Before him are Gustav Landauer, Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Ahmad ibn Mājid, Alistair MacLean, Eino Leino, and Ruth Rendell. After him are Alasdair Gray, Dean Koontz, Langston Hughes, Alexander Polyhistor, Giorgio Bassani, and Mór Jókai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1595, Jean Chapelain ranks 9. Before him are Władysław IV Vasa, Injo of Joseon, Alessandro Algardi, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Vasile Lupu, and Dirck van Baburen. After him are Antonio Maria Abbatini, Ludovico Ludovisi, Albert Girard, Pieter de Molijn, Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency, and Guru Hargobind. Among people deceased in 1674, Jean Chapelain ranks 7. Before him are John Milton, Hyeonjong of Joseon, Philippe de Champaigne, Nicolaes Tulp, Giacomo Carissimi, and Jan Lievens. After him are Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg, John Graunt, Hallgrímur Pétursson, Leonaert Bramer, Karel Škréta, and Mehmed IV Giray.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Chapelain ranks 1,842 out of 6,770. Before him are Elias, Duke of Parma (1880), Pierre Soulages (1919), Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (1524), Antoine Baumé (1728), André Jolivet (1905), and John V, Duke of Brittany (1389). After him are Medardus (470), Jacques Mesrine (1936), Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), Michel Bouquet (1925), Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645), and Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Chapelain ranks 232. Before him are Antoine de Montchrestien (1575), Marcel Achard (1899), Anna de Noailles (1876), Philippe de Commines (1447), Robert Brasillach (1909), and Jean-François Marmontel (1723). After him are Charles Paul de Kock (1793), Robert Desnos (1900), Marie de Gournay (1565), Pierre Reverdy (1889), Adèle Hugo (1830), and Marquis de Custine (1790).

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