WRITER

Maurice Barrès

1862 - 1923

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Auguste-Maurice Barrès (French: [oɡyst mɔʁis baʁɛs]; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist, philosopher, and politician. Spending some time in Italy, he became a figure in French literature with the release of his work The Cult of the Self in 1888. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Barrès has received more than 238,290 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Maurice Barrès is the 1,303rd most popular writer (up from 1,427th in 2019), the 1,487th most popular biography from France (up from 1,629th in 2019) and the 183rd most popular French Writer.

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  • 240k

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  • 59.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Maurice Barrès ranks 1,303 out of 7,302. Before him are Javier Marías, A. E. van Vogt, John Tzetzes, Neil Gaiman, Aelius Aristides, and Danielle Steel. After him are Michel Verne, Eleanor H. Porter, Alfonsina Storni, Ken Kesey, Widukind of Corvey, and Lina Heydrich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Maurice Barrès ranks 36. Before him are Siegbert Tarrasch, Prince Henry of Prussia, Mary Kingsley, Henry McMahon, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, and Silvio Gesell. After him are Mary Anderson, Vito Cascio Ferro, August Oetker, Georges Feydeau, Ugyen Wangchuck, and Aurel Stein. Among people deceased in 1923, Maurice Barrès ranks 31. Before him are George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, Aleksandar Stamboliyski, Max Nordau, Raymond Radiguet, Ernst Troeltsch, and Édouard Stephan. After him are Edward W. Morley, Edith Södergran, Théophile Steinlen, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Bonar Law, and Georg Luger.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Barrès ranks 1,487 out of 6,770. Before him are Dominique Sanda (1948), Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Duhem (1861), Paul Cornu (1881), Gaston, Count of Eu (1842), and Jacques Becker (1906). After him are Michel Verne (1861), Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), Henri, Count of Paris (1908), and Yolande of Valois (1434).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Maurice Barrès ranks 183. Before him are Raymond Radiguet (1903), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Roland Topor (1938), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), and Paul Scarron (1610). After him are Michel Verne (1861), Blaise de Vigenère (1523), Odo of Cluny (878), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), and Henri Murger (1822).

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