RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Louis Massignon

1883 - 1962

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Louis Massignon (25 July 1883 – 31 October 1962) was a French Catholic scholar of Islam and a pioneer of Catholic-Muslim mutual understanding. He was an influential figure in the twentieth century with regard to the Catholic Church's relationship with Islam and played a role in Islam being accepted as an Abrahamic Faith among Catholics. Although a Catholic himself, he tried to understand Islam from within and thus had a great influence on the way Islam was seen in the West; among other things, he paved the way for a greater openness to dialogue inside the Catholic Church towards Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Massignon has received more than 192,998 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Louis Massignon is the 1,321st most popular religious figure (up from 1,404th in 2019), the 2,149th most popular biography from France (up from 2,328th in 2019) and the 108th most popular French Religious Figure.

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  • 56.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Louis Massignon ranks 1,321 out of 3,187. Before her are Clement Mary Hofbauer, Ernest Simoni, Akile Hatun, Rimbert, William of St-Thierry, and John of Montecorvino. After her are Bernard de Montfaucon, Cassian of Imola, Macrina the Younger, Lidwina, Carlo Maria Martini, and Andrew Bobola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Louis Massignon ranks 85. Before her are Katia Mann, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Walter Buch, José Mendes Cabeçadas, Walter Huston, and Johnston McCulley. After her are Leonid Kulik, Bertram Ramsay, Edgard Varèse, Joseph Stilwell, Hermann Abendroth, and Hasui Kawase. Among people deceased in 1962, Louis Massignon ranks 64. Before her are Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Kirsten Flagstad, Leonardo De Lorenzo, Poul Nielsen, Antoine Pevsner, and Wilhelm Ackermann. After her are Prince René of Bourbon-Parma, Michel de Ghelderode, Karl Rapp, Hans von Salmuth, Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa, and Tod Browning.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Massignon ranks 2,149 out of 6,770. Before her are Charles, Prince of Soubise (1715), Amalric of Bena (1150), Patrick Hernandez (1949), Louis Jouvet (1887), Adelaide of Paris (850), and Isabella, Countess of Vertus (1348). After her are Bernard de Montfaucon (1655), Henri Cochet (1901), Augustin Barruel (1741), Paul Andreu (1938), Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès (1812), and François-Joseph Talma (1763).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Louis Massignon ranks 108. Before her are Blandina (101), Henri Estienne (1528), Aldegonde (639), Robert Estienne (1503), Jean-Marie Villot (1905), and Jean Calas (1698). After her are Bernard de Montfaucon (1655), Raymonde de Laroche (1882), Ivo of Chartres (1040), Peter Nolasco (1180), Benedict Joseph Labre (1748), and Germain of Paris (496).

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