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Madeleine de Scudéry

1607 - 1701

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Madeleine de Scudéry (15 November 1607 – 2 June 1701), often known simply as Mademoiselle de Scudéry, was a French writer. Her works also demonstrate such comprehensive knowledge of ancient history that it is suspected she had received instruction in Greek and Latin. In 1637, following the death of her uncle, Scudéry established herself in Paris with her brother, Georges de Scudéry, who became a playwright. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Madeleine de Scudéry has received more than 162,297 page views. Her biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Madeleine de Scudéry is the 1,067th most popular writer (down from 1,066th in 2019), the 1,222nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,237th in 2019) and the 161st most popular French Writer.

Madeleine de Scudéry is most famous for her novel, "Clélie, or the adventures of a young girl in seventeenth-century France."

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Clélie
1656
Artamène
1691
Clélie, histoire romaine
Fiction
2001
Ibrahim
1645
La promenade de Versailles
1979
Femmes illustres
1654

Page views of Madeleine de Scudéries by language

Over the past year Madeleine de Scudéry has had the most page views in the with 36,811 views, followed by English (16,541), and German (8,115). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (298.05%), Romanian (237.00%), and Latin (87.97%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Madeleine de Scudéry ranks 1,067 out of 7,302. Before her are Kazi Nazrul Islam, Titus Pomponius Atticus, Egeria, Ernst Toller, Valerie Solanas, and Sonia Rykiel. After her are Ilia Chavchavadze, Diana Wynne Jones, Dionysius Thrax, Robert Graves, Elsa Morante, and Nikolai Leskov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1607, Madeleine de Scudéry ranks 2. Before her is Michiel de Ruyter. After her are Anna Maria van Schurman, Jan Lievens, John Harvard, Infante Carlos of Spain, Zhu Yousong, Wenceslaus Hollar, Paul Gerhardt, Akile Hatun, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, and Antoine Gombaud. Among people deceased in 1701, Madeleine de Scudéry ranks 6. Before her are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, James II of England, William Kidd, Royal Noble Consort Huibin Jang, and Queen Inhyeon. After her are Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Stanislaus Papczyński, and Jan Chryzostom Pasek.

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In France

Among people born in France, Madeleine de Scudéry ranks 1,222 out of 6,770. Before her are Isabella of Hainault (1170), Vanessa Paradis (1972), Franck Ribéry (1983), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Sonia Rykiel (1930), and André Antoine (1858). After her are Philippe Troussier (1955), Jean Vigo (1905), Camille Jordan (1838), Charles, Duke of Berry (1686), Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (1543), and Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Madeleine de Scudéry ranks 161. Before her are Paulinus of Nola (354), Marcel Pagnol (1895), Michel Tournier (1924), Paul Bourget (1852), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), and Sonia Rykiel (1930). After her are Charles Péguy (1873), Jean Giono (1895), Alain-Fournier (1886), Clément Marot (1495), Michel Butor (1926), and Monique Wittig (1935).

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