1870 - 1943
Maurice Denis (French: [dəni]; 25 November 1870 – 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer. An important figure in the transitional period between impressionism and modern art, he is associated with Les Nabis, symbolism, and later neo-classicism. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Denis has received more than 250,043 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Maurice Denis is the 859th most popular writer (down from 739th in 2019), the 1,015th most popular biography from France (down from 841st in 2019) and the 132nd most popular French Writer.
Maurice Denis was a French painter, who is most famous for his paintings of flowers.
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Among writers, Maurice Denis ranks 859 out of 5,755. Before him are Clemens Brentano, Anna Seghers, Achim von Arnim, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Leconte de Lisle, and Varlam Shalamov. After him are Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Kurt Eisner, Éric Zemmour, Jean Webster, Bacchylides, and Sarah, Duchess of York.
1778 - 1842
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 853
1900 - 1983
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 854
1781 - 1831
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 855
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 856
1818 - 1894
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 857
1907 - 1982
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 858
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 859
1843 - 1916
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 860
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 861
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 862
1876 - 1916
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 863
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 864
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 865
Among people born in 1870, Maurice Denis ranks 23. Before him are Ivan Bunin, Clara Immerwahr, Gustav Bauer, Josef Hoffmann, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, and Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma. After him are Sigfrid Edström, Georgy Gapon, Pierre Louÿs, Sophia of Prussia, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, and Charlotte Cooper. Among people deceased in 1943, Maurice Denis ranks 27. Before him are Alexandre Yersin, Jean Moulin, Julius Fučík, Leslie Howard, Luz Long, and Lydia Litvyak. After him are Viktor Lutze, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Otto Jespersen, Max Reinhardt, Mordechai Anielewicz, and Etty Hillesum.
1870 - 1953
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 17
1870 - 1915
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 18
1870 - 1944
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 19
1870 - 1956
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 20
1870 - 1964
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 21
1870 - 1899
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 22
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 23
1870 - 1964
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 24
1870 - 1906
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 25
1870 - 1925
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 26
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 27
1870 - 1891
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 28
1870 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 29
1863 - 1943
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 21
1899 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 22
1903 - 1943
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 23
1893 - 1943
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 24
1913 - 1943
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 25
1921 - 1943
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 26
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 27
1890 - 1943
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 28
1857 - 1943
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 29
1860 - 1943
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 30
1873 - 1943
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 31
1919 - 1943
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 32
1914 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 33
Among people born in France, Maurice Denis ranks 1,015 out of 6,011. Before him are Jacques Hadamard (1865), Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Clotilde of France (1759), Ambroise Thomas (1811), Carole Bouquet (1957), and Léon Bourgeois (1851). After him are Joseph Liouville (1809), Abel Gance (1889), Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895), Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (1953), and Henri, Prince of Condé (1588).
1865 - 1963
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1,009
1813 - 1888
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1,010
1759 - 1802
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 1,011
1811 - 1896
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 1,012
1957 - Present
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 1,013
1851 - 1925
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 1,014
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,015
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,016
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,017
1895 - 1964
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,018
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 1,019
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 1,020
1588 - 1646
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 1,021
Among writers born in France, Maurice Denis ranks 132. Before him are Jean Anouilh (1910), Laura de Noves (1310), Madame Roland (1754), Theodore Beza (1519), Annie Ernaux (1940), and Antoine Galland (1646). After him are Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean de Joinville (1224), Eugène Scribe (1791), Jacques Clément (1567), Bertran de Born (1140), and Jean de La Bruyère (1645).
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 126
1310 - 1348
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 127
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 128
1519 - 1605
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 129
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 130
1646 - 1715
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 131
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 132
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 133
1224 - 1317
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 134
1791 - 1861
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 135
1567 - 1589
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 136
1140 - 1215
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 137
1645 - 1696
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 138