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Paul Bourget

1852 - 1935

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Paul Charles Joseph Bourget (French: [buʁʒɛ]; 2 September 1852 – 25 December 1935) was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Paul Bourget was born in Amiens, France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Bourget has received more than 124,344 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Paul Bourget is the 1,192nd most popular writer (down from 1,188th in 2019), the 1,380th most popular biography from France (down from 1,343rd in 2019) and the 177th most popular French Writer.

Paul Bourget is most famous for his novels, especially his first novel "The Disciple of Saint Anthony."

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  • 120k

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  • 59.60

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Paul Bourget ranks 1,192 out of 5,755. Before him are Henri Murger, Herrad of Landsberg, John Dickson Carr, Hélène Cixous, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. After him are Roger Caillois, Gabriele Amorth, Claudio Magris, Max Nordau, John Berger, and Khaqani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Paul Bourget ranks 25. Before him are Calamity Jane, Julius Richard Petri, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Tewfik Pasha, Constantin Fehrenbach, and H. H. Asquith. After him are Christian Krohg, Terauchi Masatake, Edmund Leighton, Daniel Burley Woolfall, Hans Vaihinger, and Hipólito Yrigoyen. Among people deceased in 1935, Paul Bourget ranks 38. Before him are Rashid Rida, Max Liebermann, Magnus Hirschfeld, Johan Halvorsen, Ali of Hejaz, and Princess Anastasia of Montenegro. After him are Anna Ancher, Ma Barker, Kurt Tucholsky, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, Jean Béraud, and William Kennedy Dickson.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Bourget ranks 1,380 out of 6,011. Before him are Antoine Griezmann (1991), Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1093), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619), and Humbert of Silva Candida (1000). After him are Roger Caillois (1913), Lazare Hoche (1768), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Jean-Claude Killy (1943), Coluche (1944), and Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Paul Bourget ranks 177. Before him are Alain-Fournier (1886), Léon Bloy (1846), Léon Werth (1878), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Henri Murger (1822), and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711). After him are Roger Caillois (1913), Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Vivant Denon (1747), Victorien Sardou (1831), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), and Régis Debray (1940).

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