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Roger Caillois

1913 - 1978

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Roger Caillois (French: [ʁɔʒe kajwa]; 3 March 1913 – 21 December 1978) was a French intellectual whose idiosyncratic work brought together literary criticism, sociology, ludology and philosophy by focusing on diverse subjects such as games and play as well as the sacred. He was also instrumental in introducing Latin American authors such as Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda and Miguel Ángel Asturias to the French public. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Caillois has received more than 189,891 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Caillois is the 1,193rd most popular writer (down from 1,060th in 2019), the 1,381st most popular biography from France (down from 1,195th in 2019) and the 178th most popular French Writer.

Roger Caillois is most famous for his contributions to the study of games and play. He was a French philosopher and psychoanalyst who wrote about the importance of play in human life.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Roger Caillois ranks 1,193 out of 5,755Before him are Herrad of Landsberg, John Dickson Carr, Hélène Cixous, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, and Paul Bourget. After him are Gabriele Amorth, Claudio Magris, Max Nordau, John Berger, Khaqani, and Dan Simmons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Roger Caillois ranks 64Before him are Sergey Mikhalkov, Xi Zhongxun, Otto Wichterle, Jan Kubiš, Benjamin Bloom, and Peter Cushing. After him are Alan Ladd, Méret Oppenheim, Tito Gobbi, Lloyd Bridges, Edward Gierek, and Heinz Linge. Among people deceased in 1978, Roger Caillois ranks 41Before him are József Bozsik, Tamara Karsavina, Étienne Gilson, Keith Moon, Charles Boyer, and Ronald George Wreyford Norrish. After him are Burt Munro, Georgi Markov, Ida Noddack, Musa al-Sadr, Vincent du Vigneaud, and Carlo Scarpa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Roger Caillois ranks 1,381 out of 6,011Before him are Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1093), Charles Alexandre de Calonne (1734), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), Anne Geneviève de Bourbon (1619), Humbert of Silva Candida (1000), and Paul Bourget (1852). After him are Lazare Hoche (1768), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Jean-Claude Killy (1943), Coluche (1944), Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692), and Pierre Cambronne (1770).

Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Roger Caillois ranks 178Before him are Léon Bloy (1846), Léon Werth (1878), Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675), Henri Murger (1822), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711), and Paul Bourget (1852). After him are Pierre de Marivaux (1688), Vivant Denon (1747), Victorien Sardou (1831), Pierre Drieu La Rochelle (1893), Régis Debray (1940), and Antoine de Montchrestien (1575).