POLITICAL SCIENTIST
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
Maurice Duverger
Maurice Duverger (5 June 1917 – 16 December 2014) was a French jurist, sociologist, political scientist and politician born in Angoulême, Charente. Starting his career as a jurist at the University of Bordeaux, Duverger became more and more involved in political science and in 1948 founded one of the first faculties for political science in Bordeaux, France. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maurice Duverger has received more than 135,261 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Maurice Duverger is the 13th most popular political scientist, the 1,170th most popular biography from France (down from 1,134th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Political Scientist.
Maurice Duverger is most famous for his work on the law of electoral systems. His theory is that a single-member district plurality system (SMDP) leads to a two-party system, while proportional representation (PR) leads to a multi-party system.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
60.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
8.59
Effective Languages (L*)
1.76
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Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS
Among political scientists, Maurice Duverger ranks 13 out of 29. Before him are Hans Morgenthau, Christian Lous Lange, Benedict Anderson, Ralf Dahrendorf, Robert A. Dahl, and Johan Galtung. After him are Gene Sharp, Joseph Nye, Aleksandr Dugin, David Easton, Muhammad Asad, and Robert D. Putnam.
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Hans Morgenthau
1904 - 1980
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 7
Christian Lous Lange
1869 - 1938
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 8
Benedict Anderson
1936 - 2015
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 9
Ralf Dahrendorf
1929 - 2009
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 10
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 11
Johan Galtung
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 12
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 13
Gene Sharp
1928 - 2018
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 14
Joseph Nye
1937 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 15
Aleksandr Dugin
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 16
David Easton
1917 - 2014
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 17
Muhammad Asad
1900 - 1992
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 18
Robert D. Putnam
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Maurice Duverger ranks 51. Before him are Ko Arima, Andrew Huxley, John Kendrew, Jack Kirby, Leonid Hurwicz, and Violeta Parra. After him are Rodney Robert Porter, Dinu Lipatti, Leonora Carrington, David McClelland, Manolete, and Masahiko Kimura. Among people deceased in 2014, Maurice Duverger ranks 41. Before him are Bob Hoskins, Mickey Rooney, Robert A. Dahl, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Karlheinz Böhm, and Daniel Keyes. After him are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pete Seeger, Dobrica Ćosić, Stephanie Kwolek, Udo Jürgens, and James Garner.
Others Born in 1917
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Ko Arima
1917 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 45
Andrew Huxley
1917 - 2012
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 46
John Kendrew
1917 - 1997
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 47
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 48
Leonid Hurwicz
1917 - 2008
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 49
Violeta Parra
1917 - 1967
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 50
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 51
Rodney Robert Porter
1917 - 1985
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 52
Dinu Lipatti
1917 - 1950
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 53
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 54
David McClelland
1917 - 1998
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 55
Manolete
1917 - 1947
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 56
Masahiko Kimura
1917 - 1993
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 2014
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Bob Hoskins
1942 - 2014
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 35
Mickey Rooney
1920 - 2014
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 36
Robert A. Dahl
1915 - 2014
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 37
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
1926 - 2014
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 38
Karlheinz Böhm
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 39
Daniel Keyes
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 40
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 41
Philip Seymour Hoffman
1967 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 42
Pete Seeger
1919 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 43
Dobrica Ćosić
1921 - 2014
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 44
Stephanie Kwolek
1923 - 2014
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 45
Udo Jürgens
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 46
James Garner
1928 - 2014
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 47
In France
Among people born in France, Maurice Duverger ranks 1,170 out of 6,011. Before him are Jacques I, Prince of Monaco (1689), Albert Roussel (1869), Flora Tristan (1803), Suzanne Lenglen (1899), Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737), and Georges Prêtre (1924). After him are Jacques Ibert (1890), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), Jean Mabillon (1632), James II of Majorca (1243), Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais (1782), and Antipope Gregory VIII (1100).
Others born in France
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Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
1689 - 1751
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 1,164
Albert Roussel
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 1,165
Flora Tristan
1803 - 1844
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,166
Suzanne Lenglen
1899 - 1938
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,167
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 1,168
Georges Prêtre
1924 - 2017
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,169
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 1,170
Jacques Ibert
1890 - 1962
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,171
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
1780 - 1857
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 1,172
Jean Mabillon
1632 - 1707
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,173
James II of Majorca
1243 - 1311
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,174
Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais
1782 - 1854
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 1,175
Antipope Gregory VIII
1100 - 1137
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 1,176
Among POLITICAL SCIENTISTS In France
Among political scientists born in France, Maurice Duverger ranks 2. Before him are Étienne de La Boétie (1530). After him are Olivier Roy (1949).
Étienne de La Boétie
1530 - 1563
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1
Maurice Duverger
1917 - 2014
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 2
Olivier Roy
1949 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 3
