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René Benjamin

1885 - 1948

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René Benjamin (French pronunciation: [ʁəne bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃]; 1885 in Paris, France - 1948 in Tours, France) was a French writer. In 1915 he received the Prix Goncourt for his novel Gaspard. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Benjamin has received more than 16,373 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. René Benjamin is the 6,038th most popular writer (down from 5,468th in 2019), the 5,045th most popular biography from France (down from 4,582nd in 2019) and the 640th most popular French Writer.

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  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, René Benjamin ranks 6,038 out of 7,302. Before him are Anne Fine, Manuel Rojas, Scott Turow, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Sandro Veronesi, and Fredy Perlman. After him are Danièle Sallenave, Ravindra Kelekar, Kenneth Rexroth, Izaak Walton, Buchi Emecheta, and Crane Wilbur.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, René Benjamin ranks 250. Before him are Herbert Stothart, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Enrico Mizzi, C. J. Hambro, Charles Rosher, and Niels Petersen. After him are Mór Kóczán, John Fenning, Harry Ricardo, Bjørn Rasmussen, George Butterworth, and Lionel Atwill. Among people deceased in 1948, René Benjamin ranks 181. Before him are Frank Benford, John Anderson, James Young, Mary Eaton, George Mehnert, and Poul Heegaard. After him are István Barta, Carl Abrahamsson, Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller, Elissa Landi, Samuel S. Hinds, and Joseph Wedderburn.

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In France

Among people born in France, René Benjamin ranks 5,045 out of 6,770. Before him are Eriq Ebouaney (1967), Jonathan Zebina (1978), Jean Taris (1909), Birinus (600), Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (1942), and Hélène Ségara (1971). After him are Danièle Sallenave (1940), Sébastien Izambard (1973), Anne Consigny (1963), Jeannette Campbell (1916), Marc Berdoll (1953), and Léon Moreaux (1852).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, René Benjamin ranks 640. Before him are Philippe Delerm (1950), Claude Esteban (1935), Jean-Denis Bredin (1929), François Nourissier (1927), Jean Dutourd (1920), and Charles Le Goffic (1863). After him are Danièle Sallenave (1940), Cyril Collard (1957), Jean Rouaud (1952), Patrick Grainville (1947), Éric Vuillard (1968), and Sylvain Tesson (1972).

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