RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jean Meslier

1664 - 1729

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Jean Meslier (French: [melje]; also Mellier; 15 June 1664 – 17 June 1729) was a French Catholic priest (abbé) who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Meslier has received more than 361,196 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Jean Meslier is the 630th most popular religious figure (down from 601st in 2019), the 721st most popular biography from France (down from 696th in 2019) and the 38th most popular French Religious Figure.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jean Meslier ranks 630 out of 3,187. Before him are Michael I Cerularius, Sister Lúcia, Pope Leo VI, Theophanes the Confessor, Canaan, and Pope Vigilius. After him are Pope Felix IV, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Charles Taze Russell, John Knox, Peter Waldo, and Jael.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1664, Jean Meslier ranks 2. Before him is Mustafa II. After him are Rachel Ruysch, François Louis, Prince of Conti, Giulio Alberoni, Praskovia Saltykova, Magnus Stenbock, Johann Homann, Arvid Horn, Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg, Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and János Pálffy. Among people deceased in 1729, Jean Meslier ranks 5. Before him are Thomas Newcomen, John Law, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, and Jacob Roggeveen. After him are Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Johann David Heinichen, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Louis Antoine de Noailles, and Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Meslier ranks 721 out of 6,770. Before him are Gilbert Bécaud (1927), Pierre Boulez (1925), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Michel Legrand (1932), and Robert Bresson (1901). After him are Michèle Mercier (1939), Charlotte of Savoy (1441), René Clair (1898), Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754), Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736), and Louis Le Vau (1612).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jean Meslier ranks 38. Before him are Luigi Lucheni (1873), Antipope Clement VII (1342), Hugues de Payens (1074), Ansgar (801), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), and Pope Stephen IX (1020). After him are Peter Waldo (1140), Catherine Labouré (1806), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Clotilde (475), Louis de Montfort (1673), and Saint Remigius (437).

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