WRITER

Philippe Quinault

1635 - 1688

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Philippe Quinault (French: [kino]; 3 June 1635 – 26 November 1688), French dramatist and librettist, was born in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe Quinault has received more than 57,603 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe Quinault is the 1,925th most popular writer (down from 1,889th in 2019), the 2,186th most popular biography from France (down from 2,120th in 2019) and the 266th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 58k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Le théatre de monsieur Quinault
Oeuvres choisies
Bellerophon
Armide
Opera, Theatre
La mère coquette
Alceste
Alcestis (Greek mythology), Drama

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philippe Quinault ranks 1,925 out of 7,302Before him are Thomas Wyatt, Michel de Ghelderode, Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, Edward Young, Josef Lada, and Isaac Alfasi. After him are Wolfgang Borchert, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Al-Busiri, Éric Zemmour, John of Ruusbroec, and Pierre Gringore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1635, Philippe Quinault ranks 10Before him are François l'Olonnais, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Johann Joachim Becher, Philipp Spener, and Zanabazar. After him are Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Princess Margaret Yolande of Savoy, Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, Frans van Mieris the Elder, Isabella d'Este, Duchess of Parma, and Patrick Gordon. Among people deceased in 1688, Philippe Quinault ranks 8Before him are Henry Morgan, Ferdinand Verbiest, John Bunyan, Claude Perrault, Joachim von Sandrart, and Narai. After him are François Bernier, Constantine Phaulkon, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, Philip de Koninck, and Abraham Duquesne.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Quinault ranks 2,186 out of 6,770Before him are Jean-Féry Rebel (1666), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), Emanuel Ungaro (1933), François-Henri Pinault (1962), and Eugène Fromentin (1820). After him are Hervé (1825), Éric Zemmour (1958), Guillaume Dupuytren (1777), Sami Frey (1937), Pierre Gringore (1475), and Léon Cogniet (1794).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Philippe Quinault ranks 266Before him are Elif Shafak (1971), Pierre Lemaitre (1951), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), Théodore de Banville (1823), Benjamin Péret (1899), and Augustin Barruel (1741). After him are Éric Zemmour (1958), Pierre Gringore (1475), Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704), Avitus of Vienne (450), Bernard Palissy (1510), and Thomas Merton (1915).