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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 322,215 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jean Meslier is the 606th most popular religious figure (up from 1,155th in 2019), the 697th most popular biography from France (up from 1,966th in 2019) and the 41st most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jean Meslier ranks 606 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Vigilius, Fatima al-Fihri, Ali al-Hadi, Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Pope Alexander II, and Catherine Labouré. After him are Gamaliel, Pope Theodore II, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Sister Lúcia, Joan Enric Vives Sicília, and John Knox.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1664, Jean Meslier ranks 2. Before him is Mustafa II. After him are François Louis, Prince of Conti, Rachel Ruysch, Praskovia Saltykova, Johann Homann, Giulio Alberoni, Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg, Arvid Horn, Magnus Stenbock, 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, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Johann David Heinichen, William Congreve, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Samuel Clarke.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Meslier ranks 697 out of 6,011. Before him are André the Giant (1946), Bernard Gui (1261), Jules Hardouin-Mansart (1646), Frédéric Bastiat (1801), Roger Garaudy (1913), and Catherine Labouré (1806). After him are François Guizot (1787), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Maurice Gamelin (1872), Ausonius (310), Isabella of Angoulême (1188), and Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Jean Meslier ranks 41. Before him are Pope Nicholas II (990), Peter Waldo (1140), Clotilde (475), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), Louis de Montfort (1673), and Catherine Labouré (1806). After him are Pope Stephen IX (1020), Célestin Freinet (1896), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Robert of Molesme (1024), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), and Saint Remigius (437).

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