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Léon-Paul Fargue

1876 - 1947

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Léon-Paul Fargue (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ pɔl faʁɡ], 4 March 1876 – 24 November 1947) was a French poet and essayist. He was born in Paris, France, on rue Coquilliére. As a poet he was noted for his poetry of atmosphere and detail. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon-Paul Fargue has received more than 48,293 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Léon-Paul Fargue is the 3,947th most popular writer (down from 3,464th in 2019), the 3,871st most popular biography from France (down from 3,402nd in 2019) and the 489th most popular French Writer.

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  • 50.40

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.86

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  • 2.86

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Notable Works

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1949
Léon-Paul Fargue
1950
Composite
1945
Épaisseurs
1928
D'après Paris
1932
Le piéton de Paris
Description and travel, Social life and customs
1939
Léon-Paul Fargue
1950
Le piéton de Paris
Description and travel, Social life and customs, Descriptions et voyages
1939
Der Wanderer durch Paris
Description and travel, Social life and customs
1967
D'après Paris
1932
Poëmes
1919
Portraits de famille
Biography, Correspondence, French Authors
1947

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Léon-Paul Fargue ranks 3,947 out of 7,302. Before him are Josefina Pla, Vera Komissarzhevskaya, John Norman, Arundhati Roy, Yuri Rytkheu, and Anton Delvig. After him are Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Gloria Fuertes, Paruyr Sevak, Alejandro Casona, Zofia Nałkowska, and Philippa Gregory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Léon-Paul Fargue ranks 131. Before him are Hrachia Acharian, Carl Enckell, Shushanik Kurghinian, Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth, Pantelis Karasevdas, and William Wain Prior. After him are Violet Gibson, Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini, Ameen Rihani, Carl Albert Andersen, Stepan Erzia, and Solomon Lozovsky. Among people deceased in 1947, Léon-Paul Fargue ranks 135. Before him are Siegfried Kasche, Frances Cleveland, Elisabeth von Gutmann, Leevi Madetoja, Martin Mutschmann, and Somnath Sharma. After him are Fyodor Dan, Elena Văcărescu, Urban Gad, Rudolf Noack, Max Dessoir, and Amadeo García.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon-Paul Fargue ranks 3,871 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul César Helleu (1859), Elias I, Count of Maine (1100), Claude Miller (1942), Édouard Colonne (1838), Paul Cambon (1843), and Alain Besançon (1932). After him are Philippe Léotard (1940), Charles Pasqua (1927), Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933), Jean de Brébeuf (1593), Pierre Poujade (1920), and Paul Taffanel (1844).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Léon-Paul Fargue ranks 489. Before him are Maria Deraismes (1828), Thomas Murner (1475), Maurice Scève (1501), Jean Desmarets (1595), Pierre Jean Jouve (1887), and Jakob Abbadie (1654). After him are Virginie Despentes (1969), Daniel Boulanger (1922), Jane Dieulafoy (1851), Abel Bonnard (1883), Sibylle Riqueti de Mirabeau (1850), and Bernardus Silvestris (1085).

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