WRITER

Philippe Sollers

1936 - 2023

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Philippe Sollers (French: [sɔˈlɛʁs]; born Philippe Joyaux; 28 November 1936 – 5 May 2023) was a French writer and critic. In 1960 he founded the avant garde literary journal Tel Quel (along with writer and art critic Marcelin Pleynet), which was published by Le Seuil and ran until 1982. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe Sollers has received more than 180,008 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Philippe Sollers is the 2,090th most popular writer (down from 1,967th in 2019), the 2,347th most popular biography from France (down from 2,215th in 2019) and the 295th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philippe Sollers ranks 2,090 out of 7,302. Before him are Hermas, Cyprian Norwid, Aspazija, John Grinder, Walter Tevis, and James M. Cain. After him are Gaston III, Count of Foix, Tin Ujević, Jean Bruller, Yoshida Kenkō, Hamdallah Mustawfi, and C. W. Ceram.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Philippe Sollers ranks 152. Before him are Ennio Antonelli, Canaan Banana, Robert Downey Sr., Eliahu Inbal, Charles Napier, and Siw Malmkvist. After him are Costas Simitis, Juliette Mayniel, Federico Sacchi, Klaus Kinkel, Joaquín Peiró, and Ziaur Rahman. Among people deceased in 2023, Philippe Sollers ranks 179. Before him are Dianne Feinstein, Walter Cunningham, Vassilis Vassilikos, Edward L. G. Bowell, Giuliano Montaldo, and Tengiz Kitovani. After him are Andrés García, Rita Lee, Antoni Martí, Guðbergur Bergsson, Lubomír Štrougal, and John Warnock.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Sollers ranks 2,347 out of 6,770. Before him are Émile Boutroux (1845), Henri Labrouste (1801), Patricia Kaas (1966), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Michel Gondry (1963), and Jacques Villon (1875). After him are Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne (1498), Jean Bruller (1902), Bernadette Chirac (1933), Anne Golon (1921), and Magdalena of France (1443).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Philippe Sollers ranks 295. Before him are François Hotman (1524), Catherine Breillat (1948), Honoré d'Urfé (1567), Yasmina Reza (1959), Sophie de Condorcet (1764), and Dominique Venner (1935). After him are Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331), Jean Bruller (1902), Anne Golon (1921), François Coppée (1842), Gaston Paris (1839), and Maurice Joly (1829).

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