WRITER
Menasseh Ben Israel
1604 - 1657
Menasseh Ben Israel
Manoel Dias Soeiro (Dutch: [maːˈnul ˈdijɑ(s) ˈsʋeːroː]; 1604 – 20 November 1657), better known by his Hebrew name Menasseh or Menashe ben Israel (מנשה בן ישראל), was a Jewish scholar, rabbi, kabbalist, writer, diplomat, printer, publisher, and founder of the first Hebrew printing press (named Emeth Meerets Titsmah) in Amsterdam in 1626. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Menasseh Ben Israel has received more than 201,880 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Menasseh Ben Israel is the 2,590th most popular writer (down from 2,391st in 2019), the 2,831st most popular biography from France (down from 195th in 2019) and the 357th most popular French Writer.
Memorability Metrics
200k
Page Views (PV)
54.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Notable Works
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Menasseh Ben Israel ranks 2,590 out of 7,302. Before him are Constantin von Wurzbach, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Karl Gutzkow, Isaac Deutscher, Jim Thompson, and Penelope Fitzgerald. After him are Idris Bitlisi, Konstantin Batyushkov, Boris Pilnyak, Gerald Gardner, Emma Orczy, and Friedrich von Lütke.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsConstantin von Wurzbach
1818 - 1893
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2,584
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
1581 - 1639
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,585
Karl Gutzkow
1811 - 1878
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,586
Isaac Deutscher
1907 - 1967
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,587
Jim Thompson
1906 - 1977
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 2,588
Penelope Fitzgerald
1916 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,589
Menasseh Ben Israel
1604 - 1657
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,590
Idris Bitlisi
1452 - 1520
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,591
Konstantin Batyushkov
1787 - 1855
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,592
Boris Pilnyak
1894 - 1938
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,593
Gerald Gardner
1884 - 1964
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,594
Emma Orczy
1865 - 1947
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,595
Friedrich von Lütke
1797 - 1882
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,596
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1604, Menasseh Ben Israel ranks 13. Before him are Claudia de' Medici, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, Zheng Zhilong, Abraham Bosse, and Catherine of Brandenburg. After him are Antoine III de Gramont, Heinrich Albert, Jan Boeckhorst, Jakob Balde, and John Eliot. Among people deceased in 1657, Menasseh Ben Israel ranks 17. Before him are Andrew Bobola, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, Hayashi Razan, Robert Blake, Olimpia Maidalchini, and Jacob van Eyck. After him are Johann Baptist Cysat, Evert van Aelst, Bartholomeus Breenbergh, John Lilburne, William Bradford, and Dilras Banu Begum.
Others Born in 1604
Go to all RankingsClaudia de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1648
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 7
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1675
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 8
Bernard of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1639
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 9
Zheng Zhilong
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1661
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 10
Abraham Bosse
PAINTER
1604 - 1676
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 11
Catherine of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1649
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 12
Menasseh Ben Israel
WRITER
1604 - 1657
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 13
Antoine III de Gramont
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1678
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 14
Heinrich Albert
COMPOSER
1604 - 1651
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 15
Jan Boeckhorst
PAINTER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 16
Jakob Balde
WRITER
1604 - 1668
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 17
John Eliot
LINGUIST
1604 - 1690
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1657
Go to all RankingsAndrew Bobola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1657
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 11
Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1657
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 12
Hayashi Razan
PHILOSOPHER
1583 - 1657
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 13
Robert Blake
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1657
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 14
Olimpia Maidalchini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1657
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 15
Jacob van Eyck
COMPOSER
1590 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 16
Menasseh Ben Israel
WRITER
1604 - 1657
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 17
Johann Baptist Cysat
MATHEMATICIAN
1585 - 1657
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 18
Evert van Aelst
PAINTER
1602 - 1657
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 19
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
PAINTER
1598 - 1657
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 20
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 21
William Bradford
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1657
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 22
Dilras Banu Begum
NOBLEMAN
1622 - 1657
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 23
In France
Among people born in France, Menasseh Ben Israel ranks 2,831 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Patou (1887), Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany (1000), Jean-Jacques Henner (1829), Joseph Laniel (1889), Marie of Lorraine (1674), and Michel Constantin (1924). After him are Jules Jamin (1818), Mélanie Laurent (1983), Adolphe Alphand (1817), Léon Flameng (1877), Musidora (1889), and Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval (1715).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean Patou
FASHION DESIGNER
1887 - 1936
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,825
Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1000 - 1008
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,826
Jean-Jacques Henner
PAINTER
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,827
Joseph Laniel
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,828
Marie of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1674 - 1724
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 2,829
Michel Constantin
ACTOR
1924 - 2003
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 2,830
Menasseh Ben Israel
WRITER
1604 - 1657
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,831
Jules Jamin
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1886
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,832
Mélanie Laurent
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,833
Adolphe Alphand
ENGINEER
1817 - 1891
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 2,834
Léon Flameng
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1917
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 2,835
Musidora
ACTOR
1889 - 1957
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2,836
Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1715 - 1789
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2,837
Among WRITERS In France
Among writers born in France, Menasseh Ben Israel ranks 357. Before him are René Crevel (1900), Bernard Werber (1961), André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909), Catulle Mendès (1841), Hilaire Belloc (1870), and Théophile de Viau (1590). After him are Paschasius Radbertus (792), Varro Atacinus (-82), Jules Guesde (1845), Mirra Alfassa (1878), Petrus Comestor (1100), and Lupus Servatus (805).
René Crevel
1900 - 1935
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 351
Bernard Werber
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 352
André Pieyre de Mandiargues
1909 - 1991
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 353
Catulle Mendès
1841 - 1909
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 354
Hilaire Belloc
1870 - 1953
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 355
Théophile de Viau
1590 - 1626
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 356
Menasseh Ben Israel
1604 - 1657
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 357
Paschasius Radbertus
792 - 865
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 358
Varro Atacinus
82 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 359
Jules Guesde
1845 - 1922
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 360
Mirra Alfassa
1878 - 1973
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 361
Petrus Comestor
1100 - 1179
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 362
Lupus Servatus
805 - 862
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 363