RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Richard Simon

1638 - 1712

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Richard Simon CO (13 May 1638 – 11 April 1712), was a French priest, a member of the Oratorians, who was an influential biblical critic, orientalist and controversialist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Simon has received more than 14,134 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Simon is the 1,955th most popular religious figure (down from 1,710th in 2019), the 3,239th most popular biography from France (down from 2,933rd in 2019) and the 168th most popular French Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 14k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.67

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard Simons by language

Over the past year Richard Simon has had the most page views in the with 4,989 views, followed by German (1,870), and Spanish (1,534). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are French (15.59%), Catalan (10.61%), and Czech (9.19%)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Richard Simon ranks 1,955 out of 3,187. Before him are Julián Herranz Casado, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, Flodoard, Ludwig Müller, Jude, brother of Jesus, and Maruthas of Martyropolis. After him are Alfred Delp, Luigi Sturzo, John Xiphilinus, Érard de la Marck, Maurizio Malvestiti, and Eznik of Kolb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Richard Simon ranks 20. Before him are Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, Carlo Fontana, Pierre Magnol, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Zeb-un-Nissa, and Gerrit Berckheyde. After him are Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena, and Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow. Among people deceased in 1712, Richard Simon ranks 20. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, Jan Luyken, Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Juan Bautista Cabanilles, and Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Louisa Maria Stuart, Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, and Rabia Sultan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Richard Simon ranks 3,239 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Christophe Grangé (1961), François de Créquy (1625), Amédée Louis Michel le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau (1770), Pierre Attaingnant (1494), Denis Pétau (1583), and Jean-Christophe Bouvet (1947). After him are Érard de la Marck (1472), René de Froulay de Tessé (1648), Robert Enrico (1931), Antoine Cuissard (1924), Edita Piekha (1937), and Lucien Aimar (1941).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Richard Simon ranks 168. Before him are J. F. Oberlin (1740), Peter Julian Eymard (1811), Jacques Marquette (1637), Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620), Prosper Guéranger (1805), and Flodoard (894). After him are Érard de la Marck (1472), Louis Antoine de Noailles (1651), Marie-Joseph Lagrange (1855), Jeanne Jugan (1792), John Francis Regis (1597), and Amalberga of Maubeuge (601).

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