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Jean Raspail

1925 - 2020

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Jean Raspail (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁaspaj], 5 July 1925 – 13 June 2020) was a French explorer, novelist, and travel writer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Prix du Roman and Grand Prix de littérature by the Académie française. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Raspail has received more than 311,800 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jean Raspail is the 2,263rd most popular writer (down from 1,794th in 2019), the 2,496th most popular biography from France (down from 1,971st in 2019) and the 324th most popular French Writer.

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  • 310k

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  • 54.17

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.20

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  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Raspail ranks 2,263 out of 5,755Before him are Gaston Paris, Vsevolod Garshin, Rómulo Gallegos, John Kennedy Toole, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, and Phan Bội Châu. After him are Elisabeth of Schönau, Paschasius Radbertus, Rebecca West, William Beckford, Johann Karl August Musäus, and Audre Lorde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jean Raspail ranks 146Before him are Flannery O'Connor, Max Morlock, Uzi Narkiss, Mario Merz, Manos Hatzidakis, and Rabah Bitat. After him are Roger Hanin, Shigeko Higashikuni, Silvana Pampanini, Johnny Carson, Ahmad Shamlou, and Olof Thunberg. Among people deceased in 2020, Jean Raspail ranks 154Before him are Ilija Petković, Agne Simonsson, Stuart Whitman, Amadeo Carrizo, Jerry Rawlings, and Pentti Linkola. After him are Armando Manzanero, Mustafa Nadarević, Terry Goodkind, Fernando Solanas, Olof Thunberg, and Mesut Yılmaz.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Raspail ranks 2,496 out of 6,011Before him are Adolphe Monticelli (1824), Gaston Paris (1839), Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie (1718), Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756), Claude Rich (1929), and Jacques Pills (1906). After him are Jean Fernel (1497), René Louiche Desfontaines (1750), François-André Vincent (1746), Paschasius Radbertus (792), Michel Gondry (1963), and Chilperic II of Burgundy (450).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Jean Raspail ranks 324Before him are Édouard Drumont (1844), Émile Augier (1820), François Coppée (1842), Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse (1732), Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682), and Gaston Paris (1839). After him are Paschasius Radbertus (792), Jean-Baptiste Dubos (1670), Varro Atacinus (-82), Paul Hazard (1878), André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909), and François Hotman (1524).