WRITER

Robert Desnos

1900 - 1945

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Robert Desnos (French: [ʁɔbɛʁ dɛsnos]; 4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Desnos has received more than 332,489 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Desnos is the 1,604th most popular writer (down from 1,519th in 2019), the 1,863rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,738th in 2019) and the 234th most popular French Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Fortunes
1942
Domaine public
1953
La liberté ou l'amour
1962
Cinéma
1966
Robert Desnos
1949
Corps et biens
1930
Robert Desnos
1949
Domaine public
French poetry
1953
Corps et biens
French poetry, Fiction, general
1930
Fortunes
French poetry
1942
La liberté ou l'amour
1962
Chantefables et chantefleurs
Children's poetry, French, French poetry, Juvenile literature
1955

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Robert Desnos ranks 1,604 out of 7,302. Before him are Robert Faurisson, Jan Guillou, David Albahari, Charles Paul de Kock, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, and Chikamatsu Monzaemon. After him are Dick Bruna, Philip José Farmer, Petar Kočić, Eileen Chang, Peter Altenberg, and Pacuvius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Robert Desnos ranks 76. Before him are Camille Chamoun, Wilhelm Rediess, William Heinesen, Jean Arthur, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, and Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás. After him are George Uhlenbeck, Marc Allégret, Eduardo De Filippo, Joseph Needham, Herbert Bayer, and Herberts Cukurs. Among people deceased in 1945, Robert Desnos ranks 123. Before him are Robert Brasillach, Rudolf Lange, Roza Shanina, Le Pétomane, Mário de Andrade, and Bogdan Filov. After him are Albrecht Penck, Ernst-Robert Grawitz, Paul Pelliot, Kitaro Nishida, Constanze Manziarly, and Hajime Sugiyama.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert Desnos ranks 1,863 out of 6,770. Before him are Liane de Pougy (1869), Édouard Roche (1820), Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758), Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911), Charles Paul de Kock (1793), and Amandus (600). After him are William V, Duke of Aquitaine (969), Catherine Spaak (1945), Maurice Blondel (1861), Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), Auguste Bravais (1811), and Jean-Paul Laurens (1838).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Robert Desnos ranks 234. Before him are Anna de Noailles (1876), Philippe de Commines (1447), Robert Brasillach (1909), Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Jean Chapelain (1595), and Charles Paul de Kock (1793). After him are Marie de Gournay (1565), Pierre Reverdy (1889), Adèle Hugo (1830), Marquis de Custine (1790), Jean de Meun (1240), and Alphonse Allais (1854).

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