HISTORIAN
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
Lucien Febvre
Lucien Paul Victor Febvre (, French: [lysjɛ̃ pɔl viktɔʁ fɛvʁ]; 22 July 1878 – 11 September 1956) was a French historian best known for the role he played in establishing the Annales School of history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucien Febvre has received more than 162,834 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Lucien Febvre is the 39th most popular historian, the 597th most popular biography from France (up from 636th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Historian.
Lucien Febvre is most famous for being one of the founders of the Annales School, which is a group of historians who study long-term trends rather than individual events.
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160k
Page Views (PV)
66.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
10.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.09
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Lucien Febvre ranks 39 out of 339. Before him are Jacques Le Goff, Edward Gibbon, William of Tyre, Ibn Ishaq, Erwin Panofsky, and Leonardo Bruni. After him are Samuel von Pufendorf, Aby Warburg, Ernst Gombrich, Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Ali ibn al-Athir, and Niketas Choniates.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 33
Edward Gibbon
1737 - 1794
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 34
William of Tyre
1130 - 1186
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 35
Ibn Ishaq
704 - 767
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 36
Erwin Panofsky
1892 - 1968
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 37
Leonardo Bruni
1370 - 1444
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 38
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 39
Samuel von Pufendorf
1632 - 1694
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 40
Aby Warburg
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 41
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 42
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
1372 - 1449
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 43
Ali ibn al-Athir
1160 - 1233
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 44
Niketas Choniates
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Lucien Febvre ranks 12. Before him are Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Gustav Stresemann, Werner von Blomberg, André Citroën, Pancho Villa, and Robert Walser. After him are Pyotr Wrangel, Alfred Döblin, Ferenc Molnár, Paul Reynaud, Milan Nedić, and Iwane Matsui. Among people deceased in 1956, Lucien Febvre ranks 12. Before him are Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Pietro Badoglio, Jules Rimet, Frederick Soddy, Robert Walser, and Emil Nolde. After him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi, A. A. Milne, Alexander Rodchenko, Alfred Kinsey, Kenji Mizoguchi, and Konstantin Päts.
Others Born in 1878
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Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
1878 - 1918
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 6
Gustav Stresemann
1878 - 1929
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 8
André Citroën
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 9
Pancho Villa
1878 - 1923
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 10
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 12
Pyotr Wrangel
1878 - 1928
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 13
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 14
Ferenc Molnár
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 15
Paul Reynaud
1878 - 1966
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 16
Milan Nedić
1878 - 1946
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 17
Iwane Matsui
1878 - 1948
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1956
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Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 6
Pietro Badoglio
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 7
Jules Rimet
1873 - 1956
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 8
Frederick Soddy
1877 - 1956
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 9
Robert Walser
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 10
Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 12
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
1870 - 1956
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 13
A. A. Milne
1882 - 1956
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 14
Alexander Rodchenko
1891 - 1956
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 15
Alfred Kinsey
1894 - 1956
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 16
Kenji Mizoguchi
1898 - 1956
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 17
Konstantin Päts
1874 - 1956
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 18
In France
Among people born in France, Lucien Febvre ranks 597 out of 6,011. Before him are Pope Nicholas II (990), Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (1464), Francis, Duke of Guise (1519), Claude Louis Berthollet (1748), and Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (1947). After him are Héloïse (1101), Sophie Marceau (1966), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Pasquale Paoli (1725), Guy Debord (1931), and Michel Piccoli (1925).
Others born in France
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Pope Nicholas II
990 - 1061
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 591
Louis I, Duke of Orléans
1372 - 1407
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 592
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry
1464 - 1505
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 593
Francis, Duke of Guise
1519 - 1563
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 594
Claude Louis Berthollet
1748 - 1822
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 595
Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 596
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 597
Héloïse
1101 - 1164
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 598
Sophie Marceau
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 599
Adrien-Marie Legendre
1752 - 1833
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 600
Pasquale Paoli
1725 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 601
Guy Debord
1931 - 1994
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 602
Michel Piccoli
1925 - 2020
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 603
Among HISTORIANS In France
Among historians born in France, Lucien Febvre ranks 7. Before him are Tacitus (54), Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Fernand Braudel (1902), Marc Bloch (1886), Hippolyte Taine (1828), and Jacques Le Goff (1924). After him are Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Gaston Maspero (1846), Georges Duby (1919), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), and Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929).
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 1
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 2
Fernand Braudel
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 3
Marc Bloch
1886 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 4
Hippolyte Taine
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 5
Jacques Le Goff
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 6
Lucien Febvre
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 7
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540 - 1609
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 8
Geoffrey of Villehardouin
1150 - 1210
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 9
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 10
Georges Duby
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 11
Jean-Pierre Vernant
1914 - 2007
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 12
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
1929 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 13
