1914 - 1984
Philippe Ariès (French: [filip aʁjɛs]; 21 July 1914 – 8 February 1984) was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. He wrote many books on the common daily life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe Ariès has received more than 166,899 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Philippe Ariès is the 775th most popular writer (down from 748th in 2019), the 916th most popular biography from France (down from 849th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular French Writer.
Philippe Ariès is most famous for his book Centuries of Childhood. In this book, he argues that the idea of childhood as a distinct phase of life, with its own characteristics and needs, is a relatively recent invention, emerging in the late 18th century.
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Among writers, Philippe Ariès ranks 775 out of 5,755. Before him are Joseph of Anchieta, Abu al-Ghazi Bahadur, Maurice Druon, André Chénier, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, and Sherwood Anderson. After him are Italo Svevo, Nestor the Chronicler, Pavel Jozef Šafárik, Mikael Agricola, John Jacob Astor IV, and Bettina von Arnim.
1534 - 1597
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 769
1603 - 1664
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 770
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 771
1762 - 1794
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 772
1657 - 1757
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 773
1876 - 1941
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 774
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 775
1861 - 1928
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 776
1056 - 1106
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 777
1795 - 1861
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 778
1510 - 1557
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 779
1864 - 1912
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 780
1785 - 1859
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 781
Among people born in 1914, Philippe Ariès ranks 28. Before him are Willi Stoph, Joe Louis, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Desmond Llewelyn, Karl Carstens, and Joe DiMaggio. After him are George Dantzig, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Robert Wise, Peter Townsend, Louis, Prince Napoléon, and Etty Hillesum. Among people deceased in 1984, Philippe Ariès ranks 26. Before him are Karl Wolff, Marvin Gaye, Oleg Antonov, Pyotr Kapitsa, Carl Ferdinand Cori, and Sam Peckinpah. After him are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Viktor Shklovsky, Martin Ryle, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Vicente Aleixandre, and Stanislaw Ulam.
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 22
1914 - 1981
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 23
1914 - 1963
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 24
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 25
1914 - 1992
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 26
1914 - 1999
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 27
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 28
1914 - 2005
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 29
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 30
1914 - 2005
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 31
1914 - 1995
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 32
1914 - 1997
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 33
1914 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 34
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 20
1939 - 1984
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 21
1906 - 1984
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 22
1894 - 1984
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 23
1896 - 1984
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 24
1925 - 1984
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 25
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 26
1892 - 1984
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 27
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 28
1918 - 1984
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 29
1922 - 1984
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 30
1898 - 1984
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 31
1909 - 1984
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 32
Among people born in France, Philippe Ariès ranks 916 out of 6,011. Before him are Antoine Arnauld (1612), Maurice Druon (1918), Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (1480), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), and Joan II, Countess of Burgundy (1292). After him are Michael Lonsdale (1931), Pierre Méchain (1744), René Clément (1913), Edgar Morin (1921), Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704), and Saint Eligius (588).
1612 - 1694
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 910
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 911
1480 - 1504
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 912
1657 - 1757
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 913
1772 - 1844
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 914
1292 - 1330
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 915
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 916
1931 - 2020
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 917
1744 - 1804
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 918
1913 - 1996
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 919
1921 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 920
1704 - 1788
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 921
588 - 660
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 922
Among writers born in France, Philippe Ariès ranks 122. Before him are Sidonius Apollinaris (430), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Marie de France (1101), George Steiner (1929), Maurice Druon (1918), and Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657). After him are Juliette Récamier (1777), Max Jacob (1876), Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626), Jean Anouilh (1910), Laura de Noves (1310), and Madame Roland (1754).
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 116
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 117
1101 - 1300
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 118
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 119
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 120
1657 - 1757
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 121
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 122
1777 - 1849
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 123
1876 - 1944
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 124
1626 - 1696
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 125
1910 - 1987
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 126
1310 - 1348
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 127
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 128