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Leconte de Lisle

1818 - 1894

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Charles Marie René Leconte de Lisle (French: [ʃaʁl maʁi ʁəne ləkɔ̃t də lil]; 22 October 1818 – 17 July 1894) was a French poet of the Parnassian movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leconte de Lisle has received more than 118,622 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Leconte de Lisle is the 939th most popular writer (down from 856th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Réunion (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Writer.

LeConte de Lisle is most famous for writing the poem "Chant de Guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin" which was a patriotic song in support of the French army during the Franco-Prussian War.

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  • 120k

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  • 62.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Leconte de Lisle ranks 939 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean de La Bruyère, Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Lafcadio Hearn, Ouyang Xiu, Joyce Carol Oates, and Carlos Ruiz Zafón. After him are Rustichello da Pisa, Nellie Bly, James Jones, Pierre Larousse, Rubén Darío, and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1818, Leconte de Lisle ranks 16. Before him are Lewis H. Morgan, Marius Petipa, Rudolf von Jhering, Adolf Anderssen, Sophie of Württemberg, and Charles III, Prince of Monaco. After him are August Wilhelm von Hofmann, Thomas Mayne Reid, Hermann Kolbe, Mary Todd Lincoln, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, and Amalia of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1894, Leconte de Lisle ranks 14. Before him are Gustave Caillebotte, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Anton Rubinstein, Francis II of the Two Sicilies, Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, and Hans von Bülow. After him are Theodor Billroth, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, August Kundt, Emmanuel Chabrier, Hassan I of Morocco, and Austen Henry Layard.

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In Réunion

Among people born in Réunion, Leconte de Lisle ranks 4 out of 16. Before him are Michel Houellebecq (1956), Roland Garros (1888), and Ambroise Vollard (1866). After him are Raymond Barre (1924), Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1796), Dimitri Payet (1987), Évariste de Parny (1753), Edmond Albius (1829), Jackson Richardson (1969), Daniel Narcisse (1979), and Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984).

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Among WRITERS In Réunion

Among writers born in Réunion, Leconte de Lisle ranks 2. Before him are Michel Houellebecq (1956). After him are Évariste de Parny (1753).

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