WRITER
René Daumal
1908 - 1944
René Daumal
René Daumal (French: [domal]; 16 March 1908 – 21 May 1944) was a French spiritual para-surrealist writer, critic and poet, best known for his posthumously published novel Mount Analogue (1952) as well as for being an early, outspoken practitioner of pataphysics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Daumal has received more than 135,670 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. René Daumal is the 3,082nd most popular writer (down from 2,676th in 2019), the 3,142nd most popular biography from France (down from 2,757th in 2019) and the 397th most popular French Writer.
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140k
Page Views (PV)
51.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.17
Effective Languages (L*)
2.01
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Notable Works
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, René Daumal ranks 3,082 out of 5,755. Before him are Fumiko Hayashi, Gonzalo de Berceo, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, John Stott, Edvard Radzinsky, and Guillén de Castro y Bellvis. After him are Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Sergey Solovyov, Wilfred Owen, Dmitry Pisarev, John Evelyn, and Ricarda Huch.
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HPI: 51.39
Rank: 3,087
Ricarda Huch
1864 - 1947
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 3,088
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, René Daumal ranks 159. Before him are Mario Evaristo, Boris Polevoy, Bengt Strömgren, Luis Regueiro, Winston Graham, and Leo Sternbach. After him are Elliott Carter, Gideon Ståhlberg, Edoardo Amaldi, Olga Benário Prestes, Joseph Keilberth, and Héctor Trujillo. Among people deceased in 1944, René Daumal ranks 179. Before him are Endre Kabos, Félix Éboué, Erich Marcks, Leone Ginzburg, Anna Kolesárová, and George David Birkhoff. After him are Eduard Wagner, Harry Langdon, Stefan Rowecki, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Erich Salomon, and Georges Mandel.
Others Born in 1908
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Mario Evaristo
1908 - 1993
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 153
Boris Polevoy
1908 - 1981
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 154
Bengt Strömgren
1908 - 1987
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 155
Luis Regueiro
1908 - 1995
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 156
Winston Graham
1908 - 2003
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 157
Leo Sternbach
1908 - 2005
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 158
René Daumal
1908 - 1944
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 159
Elliott Carter
1908 - 2012
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 160
Gideon Ståhlberg
1908 - 1967
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 161
Edoardo Amaldi
1908 - 1989
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 162
Olga Benário Prestes
1908 - 1942
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 163
Joseph Keilberth
1908 - 1968
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 164
Héctor Trujillo
1908 - 2002
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 165
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Endre Kabos
1906 - 1944
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 173
Félix Éboué
1884 - 1944
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 174
Erich Marcks
1891 - 1944
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 175
Leone Ginzburg
1909 - 1944
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 176
Anna Kolesárová
1928 - 1944
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 177
George David Birkhoff
1884 - 1944
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 178
René Daumal
1908 - 1944
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 179
Eduard Wagner
1894 - 1944
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 180
Harry Langdon
1884 - 1944
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 181
Stefan Rowecki
1895 - 1944
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 182
Prince Gustav of Denmark
1887 - 1944
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 183
Erich Salomon
1886 - 1944
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 184
Georges Mandel
1885 - 1944
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 185
In France
Among people born in France, René Daumal ranks 3,142 out of 6,011. Before him are Pierre Veyron (1903), Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755), David Belle (1973), Christian Metz (1931), Renaud (1952), and Charles de La Fosse (1636). After him are Charles, Prince Napoléon (1950), Louis Dollo (1857), Louis Seigner (1903), Frédéric François-Marsal (1874), Henri Regnault (1843), and Charles Laval (1862).
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Pierre Veyron
1903 - 1970
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Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
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David Belle
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.41
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Christian Metz
1931 - 1993
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,139
Renaud
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,140
Charles de La Fosse
1636 - 1716
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,141
René Daumal
1908 - 1944
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,142
Charles, Prince Napoléon
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,143
Louis Dollo
1857 - 1931
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 3,144
Louis Seigner
1903 - 1991
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 3,145
Frédéric François-Marsal
1874 - 1958
HPI: 51.39
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Henri Regnault
1843 - 1871
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Charles Laval
1862 - 1894
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Rank: 3,148
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Among writers born in France, René Daumal ranks 397. Before him are Catherine Breillat (1948), Charles-Louis Havas (1783), Michel Ocelot (1943), Jean-François Revel (1924), Pierre Souvestre (1874), and Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755). After him are Max Gallo (1932), Léon Daudet (1867), Alain Chartier (1392), Jean Richepin (1849), Gaston Rébuffat (1921), and Max Aub (1909).
Catherine Breillat
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.51
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Charles-Louis Havas
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HPI: 51.49
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Michel Ocelot
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.49
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Jean-François Revel
1924 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 394
Pierre Souvestre
1874 - 1914
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 395
Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian
1755 - 1794
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 396
René Daumal
1908 - 1944
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 397
Max Gallo
1932 - 2017
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 398
Léon Daudet
1867 - 1942
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 399
Alain Chartier
1392 - 1430
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 400
Jean Richepin
1849 - 1926
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 401
Gaston Rébuffat
1921 - 1985
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 402
Max Aub
1909 - 1972
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 403
