WRITER

Marie de Gournay

1565 - 1645

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Marie de Gournay (French pronunciation: [maʁi də ɡuʁnɛ] ; 6 October 1565, Paris – 13 July 1645) was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including The Equality of Men and Women (Égalité des hommes et des femmes, 1622) and The Ladies' Grievance (Grief des dames, 1626). She insisted that women should be educated. Gournay was also an editor and commentator of Michel de Montaigne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marie de Gournay has received more than 93,261 page views. Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Marie de Gournay is the 1,613th most popular writer (down from 1,597th in 2019), the 1,873rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,824th in 2019) and the 235th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works
2007
Preface to the Essays of Michel de Montaigne by his Adoptive Daughter, Marie Le Jars de Gournay
2018
Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)
Early works to 1800, Translations into English, Women's rights
2002
Essais
1981
Promenoir de Monsieur de Montaigne
2022
Egalité des hommes et des femmes
Early works to 1800, Equality, Women's rights
1622

Page views of Marie de Gournays by language

Over the past year Marie de Gournay has had the most page views in the with 14,646 views, followed by English (11,223), and Spanish (7,949). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (78.72%), Basque (52.56%), and Macedonian (46.42%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Marie de Gournay ranks 1,613 out of 7,302. Before her are Petar Kočić, Eileen Chang, Peter Altenberg, Pacuvius, Uri Avnery, and Mehmet Akif Ersoy. After her are Aharon Appelfeld, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Pierre Reverdy, Alice Walker, Adèle Hugo, and Eupolis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Marie de Gournay ranks 4. Before her are Christina of Lorraine, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, and Mori Ranmaru. After her are Cornelis de Houtman, Francesc Ribalta, Reza Abbasi, Luís Vaz de Torres, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Ketevan the Martyr, Hendrick de Keyser, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1645, Marie de Gournay ranks 9. Before her are Michael of Russia, Li Zicheng, William Laud, Francisco de Quevedo, Nur Jahan, and Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares. After her are Feng Menglong, Anthony van Diemen, Eudoxia Streshneva, Mary Ward, Gaspar de Borja y Velasco, and Sultan Agung of Mataram.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marie de Gournay ranks 1,873 out of 6,770. Before her are Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), Auguste Bravais (1811), Jean-Paul Laurens (1838), Philip I, Count of Savoy (1207), Jean Borotra (1898), and Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806). After her are Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), Jean Chalgrin (1739), Michelle of Valois (1395), Maurice André (1933), Francis II, Duke of Lorraine (1572), and Princess Louise of Orléans (1882).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Marie de Gournay ranks 235. Before her are Philippe de Commines (1447), Robert Brasillach (1909), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Jean Chapelain (1595), Charles Paul de Kock (1793), and Robert Desnos (1900). After her are Pierre Reverdy (1889), Adèle Hugo (1830), Marquis de Custine (1790), Jean de Meun (1240), Alphonse Allais (1854), and Jules Romains (1885).

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