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Michel Butor

1926 - 2016

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Michel Butor (French: [miʃɛl bytɔʁ]; 14 September 1926 – 24 August 2016) was a French poet, novelist, teacher, essayist, art critic and translator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Butor has received more than 119,442 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Michel Butor is the 1,137th most popular writer (up from 1,263rd in 2019), the 1,297th most popular biography from France (up from 1,471st in 2019) and the 166th most popular French Writer.

Michel Butor is most famous for his novel "La modification."

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Butor ranks 1,137 out of 7,302. Before him are Sami Frashëri, John Updike, Fredric Brown, Rigas Feraios, Bharata Muni, and Saint Gall. After him are Arnold Zweig, Bulat Okudzhava, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Monique Wittig, Léon Bloy, and Cornelius Gallus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Michel Butor ranks 78. Before him are Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Gyula Grosics, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Kim Jae-gyu, John Berger, and Jean-Pierre Serre. After him are Norman Jewison, Yoshio Okada, Aaron Klug, Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco, Francisco Rabal, and Ta Mok. Among people deceased in 2016, Michel Butor ranks 73. Before him are Sonia Rykiel, Marvin Minsky, Walter Kohn, Chyna, Queen Anne of Romania, and Thomas Luckmann. After him are Keith Emerson, Margot Honecker, Tony Burton, Thomas Schelling, Iolanda Balaș, and Toots Thielemans.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Butor ranks 1,297 out of 6,770. Before him are Gérard Debreu (1921), Bernard Hinault (1954), Clément Marot (1495), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Ernest Gellner (1925), and Emmanuel Mounier (1905). After him are Jean-Louis Barrault (1910), Caterina Valente (1931), Monique Wittig (1935), Léon Bloy (1846), Anne L'Huillier (1958), and Jane Frances de Chantal (1572).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Michel Butor ranks 166. Before him are Sonia Rykiel (1930), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Charles Péguy (1873), Jean Giono (1895), Alain-Fournier (1886), and Clément Marot (1495). After him are Monique Wittig (1935), Léon Bloy (1846), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Chevalier d'Éon (1728), Vivant Denon (1747), and Comtessa de Dia (1175).

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