WRITER

Michel Verne

1861 - 1925

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Michel Jean Pierre Verne (August 3, 1861 – March 5, 1925) was a writer, editor, and the son of Jules Verne. Michel was born in Paris, France. Because of his wayward behaviour, he was sent by his father to Mettray Penal Colony, a private reformatory near Tours, for six months during 1876. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Verne has received more than 216,002 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Michel Verne is the 1,304th most popular writer (up from 1,480th in 2019), the 1,488th most popular biography from France (up from 1,682nd in 2019) and the 184th most popular French Writer.

Michel Verne is most famous for his novels "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Worlds Known and Unknown
2018
Sous le rocher, exactement
Politics and government, Scandals, Princes
2006
Ils voulaient la côte
Politics and government, Political corruption, Assassination
1996
Worlds Known and Unknown
2018
In the Year 2889
2019
Main basse sur Marseille
Political corruption, Parti socialiste (France), Parti socialiste (France). Fédération des Bouches-du-Rhône
2012
In the Year 2889
2018
Ils voulaient la côte
Politics and government, Political corruption, Assassination
1996
Sous le rocher, exactement
Politics and government, Scandals, Princes
2006
Worlds Known and Unknown
2018
Der Humbug
2011
In the Year 2889
2019
Ils voulaient la côte
Politics and government, Political corruption, Assassination
1996
In the Year 2889
2013
L'Étonnante Aventure de la Mission Barsac
2015

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Michel Verne ranks 1,304 out of 7,302. Before him are A. E. van Vogt, John Tzetzes, Neil Gaiman, Aelius Aristides, Danielle Steel, and Maurice Barrès. After him are Eleanor H. Porter, Alfonsina Storni, Ken Kesey, Widukind of Corvey, Lina Heydrich, and Marcus Garvey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Michel Verne ranks 38. Before him are William Bateson, Anton Arensky, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Henry Gantt, Walter Simons, and Pierre Duhem. After him are Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, Dorothea Klumpke, M. Visvesvaraya, Stanislas de Guaita, Maurice Blondel, and Jurji Zaydan. Among people deceased in 1925, Michel Verne ranks 44. Before him are Max Linder, Lovis Corinth, Christian Krohg, Boris Savinkov, Robert Koldewey, and August von Wassermann. After him are Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow, Nariman Narimanov, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, Antti Aarne, Vincenzo Peruggia, and Christian Michelsen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Verne ranks 1,488 out of 6,770. Before him are Édouard Stephan (1837), Pierre Duhem (1861), Paul Cornu (1881), Gaston, Count of Eu (1842), Jacques Becker (1906), and Maurice Barrès (1862). After him are Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), Fulk III, Count of Anjou (970), Henri, Count of Paris (1908), Yolande of Valois (1434), and François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Michel Verne ranks 184. Before him are Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Roland Topor (1938), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière (1734), Paul Scarron (1610), and Maurice Barrès (1862). After him are Blaise de Vigenère (1523), Odo of Cluny (878), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Catherine de Bourbon (1559), Henri Murger (1822), and Adalberon (947).

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