WRITER

Joseph Bédier

1864 - 1938

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Joseph Bédier (28 January 1864 – 29 August 1938) was a French writer and historian of medieval France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Bédier has received more than 53,114 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Bédier is the 1,361st most popular writer (down from 1,131st in 2019), the 1,568th most popular biography from France (down from 1,306th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular French Writer.

Joseph Bédier is most famous for his work on the Arthurian legend.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Les fabliaux
Accessible book, French poetry, History and criticism
1893
Les légendes épiques
Accessible book, Chansons de geste, French Epic poetry
1908
Tristan et Iseut
Tristan (Legendary character)
1929
Les légendes épiques
Chansons de geste, French Epic poetry, History and criticism
1908
Roman de Tristan et Iseut
Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Iseult (Legendary character)
1960

Page views of Joseph Bédiers by language

Over the past year Joseph Bédier has had the most page views in the with 9,988 views, followed by English (6,361), and Italian (3,906). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Breton (77.97%), Catalan (33.24%), and Portuguese (23.43%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Joseph Bédier ranks 1,361 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert de Montesquiou, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Daniel Pennac, James Murray, Wace, and Thornton Wilder. After him are Symeon the Metaphrast, Per Olov Enquist, Diana Gabaldon, Ibn al-Nadim, Joachim Fest, and Thomas Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Joseph Bédier ranks 43. Before him are Alfred Redl, John Jacob Astor IV, Eugen d'Albert, Kikunae Ikeda, Jakob von Uexküll, and Qi Baishi. After him are Séraphine Louis, Alfred Stieglitz, Tanaka Giichi, Auguste Charlois, Roman Dmowski, and Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood. Among people deceased in 1938, Joseph Bédier ranks 52. Before him are Yakov Yurovsky, Yevhen Konovalets, Nikolay Krestinsky, Robert Wiene, Alfonsina Storni, and Mary Mallon. After him are Aleksandr Kuprin, César Vallejo, Francis Jammes, Leo Frobenius, Ödön von Horváth, and Alexandru Averescu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joseph Bédier ranks 1,568 out of 6,770. Before him are Xavier de Maistre (1763), Édouard Herriot (1872), Robert de Montesquiou (1855), Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736), Jane Avril (1868), and Louis I, Count of Flanders (1304). After him are Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (1563), André Martinet (1908), Emmanuel Petit (1970), Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (1465), Jean Chardin (1643), and Corinne Cléry (1950).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Joseph Bédier ranks 193. Before him are Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Henri Murger (1822), Adalberon (947), Xavier de Maistre (1763), and Robert de Montesquiou (1855). After him are Émile Gaboriau (1832), François de Malherbe (1555), Fulcher of Chartres (1059), Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715), Jules de Goncourt (1830), and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911).

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