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Pierre Nora

1931 - Today

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Pierre Nora (French: [pjɛʁ nɔʁa]; born 17 November 1931) is a French historian elected to the Académie Française on 7 June 2001. He is known for his work on French identity and memory. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Nora has received more than 303,134 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Nora is the 145th most popular historian (down from 124th in 2019), the 2,195th most popular biography from France (down from 2,057th in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Historian.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Pierre Nora ranks 145 out of 561. Before him are John Kinnamos, Doukas, Philostorgius, Augustin Thierry, Mirkhvand, and Vladimir Minorsky. After him are Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Max Dvořák, Faustus of Byzantium, Ian Kershaw, Barbara W. Tuchman, and Norman Davies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Pierre Nora ranks 136. Before him are Colin Wilson, Shadia, Claire Bloom, Ken Takakura, Rip Torn, and John Milnor. After him are Hirokazu Kanazawa, Kang Song-san, Yevdokiya Mekshilo, Sébastien Japrisot, Vaino Väljas, and Barbara Eden.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Nora ranks 2,195 out of 6,770. Before him are Guillaume Dupuytren (1777), Sami Frey (1937), Pierre Gringore (1475), Léon Cogniet (1794), Charles Cros (1842), and Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (1704). After him are Marina Ginestà (1919), Avitus of Vienne (450), Maria of Navarre (1326), Bernadette Lafont (1938), Patrice Leconte (1947), and Ivo of Chartres (1040).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Pierre Nora ranks 21. Before him are Paul Veyne (1930), René Grousset (1885), Emmanuel Todd (1951), François Furet (1927), Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), and Augustin Thierry (1795). After him are Guibert of Nogent (1055), Edgar Quinet (1803), Charles Diehl (1859), Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1610), Roger Chartier (1945), and Adémar de Chabannes (989).

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