1773 - 1842
Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, also known as Jean Charles Leonard Simonde de Sismondi, (French: [ʒɑ̃ ʃaʁl leɔnaʁ də sismɔ̃di]; 9 May 1773 – 25 June 1842), whose real surname was Simonde, was a Swiss historian and political economist, who is best known for his works on French and Italian history, and his economic ideas. His Nouveaux principes d'économie politique, ou de la richesse dans ses rapports avec la population (1819) represents the first liberal critique of laissez-faire economics. He was one of the pioneering advocates of unemployment insurance, sickness benefits, a progressive tax, regulation of working hours, and a pension scheme. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi has received more than 175,152 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi is the 118th most popular economist (down from 116th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 126th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Economist.
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Among economists, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi ranks 118 out of 315. Before him are Kristalina Georgieva, Robert B. Wilson, Silvio Gesell, Thomas J. Sargent, Rudolf Hilferding, and William Beveridge. After him are Finn E. Kydland, Thomas Schelling, Oskar Morgenstern, George Stigler, W. Arthur Lewis, and James Meade.
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 112
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 113
1862 - 1930
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 114
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 115
1877 - 1941
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 116
1879 - 1963
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 117
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 118
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 119
1921 - 2016
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 120
1902 - 1977
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 121
1911 - 1991
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 122
1915 - 1991
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 123
1907 - 1995
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 124
Among people born in 1773, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi ranks 13. Before him are Friedrich Mohs, James Mill, Louis I of Etruria, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, Aimé Bonpland, and Thérésa Tallien. After him are Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt, Luisa of Naples and Sicily, Henri Gatien Bertrand, George Cayley, Robert Surcouf, and Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder. Among people deceased in 1842, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi ranks 13. Before him are Jules Dumont d'Urville, Clemens Brentano, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, Dominique Jean Larrey, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Pierre Cambronne. After him are Charles Bell, Peter Fendi, José de Espronceda, Wojciech Żywny, Francisco Morazán, and Sándor Kőrösi Csoma.
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 7
1773 - 1836
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 8
1773 - 1803
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 9
1773 - 1832
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
1773 - 1858
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 11
1773 - 1835
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 12
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 13
1773 - 1827
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 14
1773 - 1802
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 15
1773 - 1844
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 16
1773 - 1857
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 17
1773 - 1827
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 18
1773 - 1798
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 19
1790 - 1842
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 7
1778 - 1842
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 8
1754 - 1842
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 9
1766 - 1842
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 10
1800 - 1842
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 11
1770 - 1842
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 12
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 13
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 14
1796 - 1842
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 15
1808 - 1842
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 16
1756 - 1842
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 17
1792 - 1842
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 18
1784 - 1842
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 19
Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi ranks 127 out of 876. Before him are Mario Adorf (1930), Matthäus Merian (1593), Carla Del Ponte (1947), Marthe Keller (1945), Blaise Cendrars (1887), and Annemarie Schwarzenbach (1908). After him are Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (1878), Ernest Bloch (1880), Frank Martin (1890), Guy Parmelin (1959), Antoine-Henri Jomini (1779), and Louis Agassiz (1807).
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 121
1593 - 1650
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 122
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 123
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 124
1887 - 1961
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 125
1908 - 1942
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 126
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 127
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 128
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 129
1890 - 1974
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 130
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 131
1779 - 1869
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 132
1807 - 1873
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 133
Among economists born in Switzerland, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi ranks 1. After him are Corinne Maier (1963).
1773 - 1842
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 2