WRITER

Judith Gautier

1845 - 1917

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Judith Gautier (25 August 1845, Paris – 26 December 1917) was a French poet, translator and historical novelist, the daughter of Théophile Gautier and Ernesta Grisi, sister of the noted singer and ballet dancer Carlotta Grisi. She was married to Catulle Mendès, but soon separated from him and had a brief affair with the composer Richard Wagner during the late summer of 1876. She collaborated with Pierre Loti, the famous novelist, in writing a play, La fille du ciel (1912; English, The Daughter of Heaven), translated and produced under their personal supervision at the Century Theatre, New York City. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Judith Gautier has received more than 74,930 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Judith Gautier is the 3,754th most popular writer (down from 3,003rd in 2019), the 3,731st most popular biography from France (down from 3,089th in 2019) and the 475th most popular French Writer.

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  • 50.94

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Judith Gautier ranks 3,754 out of 7,302. Before her are Hendrik Willem van Loon, Luigi Capuana, John Gray, Girolamo de Rada, Ian Rankin, and Hal Clement. After her are Marilyn French, Edna O'Brien, Pyotr Tkachev, Simin Behbahani, Rupert Brooke, and Samad Behrangi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Judith Gautier ranks 67. Before her are Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Wilhelm von Bode, Henri Brocard, Félix Tisserand, Pál Szinyei Merse, and Jules Cambon. After her are Ulisse Dini, Ulises Heureaux, Antonin Mercié, Nina Grieg, Jorge Montt, and Paul Deussen. Among people deceased in 1917, Judith Gautier ranks 72. Before her are Otto Finsch, Titu Maiorescu, Werner Voss, Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Friedrich Robert Helmert, and Federico Zandomeneghi. After her are William Knox D'Arcy, Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, Frank Muller, Ivan Aguéli, Gaston Alibert, and Bob Fitzsimmons.

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In France

Among people born in France, Judith Gautier ranks 3,731 out of 6,770. Before her are Christophe Pierre (1946), Paul Bert (1833), Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais (1000), Édouard Deldevez (1817), Fréhel (1891), and Gisèle Casadesus (1914). After her are Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (1759), Véronique Sanson (1949), Laurent Terzieff (1935), Anémone (1950), Elizabeth of Nevers (1439), and Jacques Cujas (1522).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Judith Gautier ranks 475. Before her are Christiane Rochefort (1917), Jules Lemaître (1853), Jules Janin (1804), Théophile Thoré-Bürger (1807), Henry Bataille (1872), and Gabriel Chevallier (1895). After her are Charles Simon Favart (1710), François Cavanna (1923), Maurice Paléologue (1859), Maurice Schumann (1911), Paul Fort (1872), and Claude Favre de Vaugelas (1585).

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