WRITER

Pierre Souvestre

1874 - 1914

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Pierre Souvestre (1 June 1874 – 26 February 1914) was a French lawyer, journalist, writer and organizer of motor races. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Souvestre has received more than 26,492 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Souvestre is the 2,375th most popular writer (up from 3,055th in 2019), the 2,640th most popular biography from France (up from 3,118th in 2019) and the 331st most popular French Writer.

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  • 26k

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  • 54.93

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Fantômas
Fantômas (Fictitious character), Fiction, Literature
“One episode simply melts away as the next takes over” (The New York Times) in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast: the Marquise de Langruen is hacked to death, the Princess Sonia is robbed, and Lord Beltham is found dead, stuffed into a trunk. Inspector Juve knows that all the clues point to one suspect: the master of disguise, Fantomas. Juve cleverly pursues him in speeding trains, down dark alleys, through glittering Parisian salons, obsessed with bringing the demon mastermind to justice. As thrilling to read now as it was when first published in 1915, Fantomas “is not a puzzle but an intoxicant” (The Village Voice).
1970
Messengers of Evil
2009
Fantômas
Fantomas (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
1977
Royal Prisoner
2009
Nest of Spies
2008
The exploits of Juve
1916

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Pierre Souvestre ranks 2,375 out of 7,302. Before him are Ludovico di Varthema, Dionysios Solomos, Leonard Woolf, Edith Hamilton, Cigerxwîn, and Jonas Jonasson. After him are Fredrika Bremer, Neil Postman, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus Palladius, Aagje Deken, Aino Kallas, and Agathangelos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Pierre Souvestre ranks 82. Before him are István Bethlen, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lina Cavalieri, Laura Montoya, Clemens von Pirquet, and Joseph Klausner. After him are Gustave Whitehead, Rosa Albach-Retty, Nikolai Korotkov, Frédéric François-Marsal, Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, and Ernest Duchesne. Among people deceased in 1914, Pierre Souvestre ranks 52. Before him are Charles Martin Hall, Ödön Lechner, John Muir, Albert Günther, Giovanni Sgambati, and David Gill. After him are Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, Paul Héroult, Charles Devendeville, George William Hill, Anselmo Lorenzo, and Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Souvestre ranks 2,640 out of 6,770. Before him are Odo I, Count of Blois (950), Thomas Piketty (1971), Georges Wilson (1921), Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (1610), Adolphe Monticelli (1824), and Dominique Colonna (1928). After him are François Joseph Westermann (1751), Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752), André Cayatte (1909), Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse (1639), Paul Ramadier (1888), and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Pierre Souvestre ranks 331. Before him are Pascal Quignard (1948), Claudine Guérin de Tencin (1682), Gabriel Matzneff (1936), Marius Aventicensis (532), Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716), and Paul Adam (1862). After him are Benoît de Sainte-Maure (1154), Émile Augier (1820), André Frossard (1915), Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952), Eustache Deschamps (1346), and Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon (1674).

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