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Léon Bourgeois

1851 - 1925

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Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (French: [leɔ̃ buʁʒwa]; 21 May 1851 – 29 September 1925) was a French statesman. His ideas influenced the Radical Party regarding a wide range of issues. He promoted progressive taxation such as progressive income taxes and social insurance schemes, along with economic equality, expanded educational opportunities, and cooperative solidarism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon Bourgeois has received more than 161,640 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Léon Bourgeois is the 2,359th most popular politician (up from 3,059th in 2019), the 804th most popular biography from France (up from 1,011th in 2019) and the 181st most popular French Politician.

Leon Bourgeois was a French politician and diplomat. He was the French Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1892 to 1893, and he was the president of the Third Republic from 1894 to 1895. He is most famous for his involvement in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the Third Republic.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Léon Bourgeois ranks 2,359 out of 19,576. Before him are John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Alfonso IX of León, Eric I of Denmark, Erich Mielke, Magnus IV of Sweden, and Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. After him are Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Vajiravudh, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Omri, and John IV Laskaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1851, Léon Bourgeois ranks 12. Before him are Ismail Gaspirali, Margherita of Savoy, Eugen Böhm von Bawerk, Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Georg Jellinek, and Peder Severin Krøyer. After him are Torakusu Yamaha, Isabella, Princess of Asturias, Martinus Beijerinck, Adolf von Harnack, Arne Garborg, and Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Among people deceased in 1925, Léon Bourgeois ranks 18. Before him are Felix Klein, Alexander Friedmann, Mikhail Frunze, Camille Flammarion, Maria Sophie of Bavaria, and Władysław Reymont. After him are Vajiravudh, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Wong Fei-hung, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, and Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon Bourgeois ranks 804 out of 6,770. Before him are Marcel Carné (1906), Vincent Cassel (1966), Jean-Pierre Melville (1917), Maurice Blanchot (1907), Bernard Gui (1261), and Saint Remigius (437). After him are Robert Nivelle (1856), Inessa Armand (1874), André Frédéric Cournand (1895), Victor of Aveyron (1793), Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), and Charles Garnier (1825).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Léon Bourgeois ranks 181. Before him are Adélaïde of France (1732), Auguste Mariette (1821), Émile Loubet (1838), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), Jules Grévy (1807), and Gaston Doumergue (1863). After him are Inessa Armand (1874), Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766), Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (1725), Louis the Blind (880), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), and Magnentius (303).

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