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Jean Ray

1887 - 1964

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Jean Ray is the best-known pseudonym among the many used by Raymundus Joannes de Kremer (8 July 1887 – 17 September 1964), a prolific Belgian (Flemish) writer. Although he wrote journalism, stories for young readers in Dutch by the name John Flanders, and scenarios for comic strips and detective stories, he is best known for his tales of the fantastique written in French under the name Jean Ray. Among speakers of English, he is famous for his macabre novel Malpertuis (1943), which was filmed by Harry Kümel in 1971 (starring Orson Welles). He also used the pseudonyms King Ray, Alix R. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Ray has received more than 10,958 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Ray is the 2,809th most popular writer (down from 2,612th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 345th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Belgian Writer.

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  • 52.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jean Ray ranks 2,809 out of 5,755. Before him are Nonius Marcellus, Alberic of Trois-Fontaines, Bo Carpelan, Marco Foscarini, Lucius Afranius, and H.D.. After him are Miguel Torga, Józef Czapski, Fatma Aliye Topuz, Giovanni Pontano, Leon Uris, and Walter Pater.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Jean Ray ranks 122. Before him are Alexander Vandegrift, Andrei Shkuro, Arthur Cravan, Abolqasem Lahouti, Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, and Charles Galton Darwin. After him are Marc Mitscher, Vladimir Smirnov, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Paula von Preradović, Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia, and Hermann Rauschning. Among people deceased in 1964, Jean Ray ranks 82. Before him are Maithili Sharan Gupt, Firmin Lambot, Otto Schniewind, Sofoklis Venizelos, Guillermo Subiabre, and Joseph Marx. After him are Ebbe Schwartz, Eric Dolphy, Khawaja Nazimuddin, Dmitry Dmitrievich Maksutov, Abbās al-Aqqād, and Francisco Canaro.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jean Ray ranks 366 out of 1,019. Before him are Camille Huysmans (1871), Heinrich von Veldeke (1150), Joachim Beuckelaer (1533), Paul van Zeeland (1893), Stan Ockers (1920), and Jan Frans van Bloemen (1662). After him are Jean-Marc Bosman (1964), Pierre François Verhulst (1804), Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919), Franciscus Gomarus (1563), Olivier Gendebien (1924), and Jaco Van Dormael (1957).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, Jean Ray ranks 22. Before him are Michel de Ghelderode (1898), William of Moerbeke (1215), Hendrik Conscience (1812), FM-2030 (1930), J.-H. Rosny aîné (1856), and Heinrich von Veldeke (1150). After him are Guido Gezelle (1830), Felix Timmermans (1886), Daniël Heinsius (1580), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Simon Leys (1935), and Louis Paul Boon (1912).

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