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Victor Schœlcher

1804 - 1893

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Victor Schœlcher (French: [viktɔʁ ʃœlʃɛʁ]; 22 July 1804 – 25 December 1893) was a French abolitionist, writer, politician and journalist, best known for his leading role in the abolition of slavery in France in 1848, during the Second Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Schœlcher has received more than 104,011 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Victor Schœlcher is the 10,798th most popular politician (up from 11,069th in 2019), the 3,212th most popular biography from France (up from 3,279th in 2019) and the 721st most popular French Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Victor Schœlchers by language

Over the past year Victor Schœlcher has had the most page views in the with 101,487 views, followed by English (13,476), and Spanish (8,789). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Luxembourgish (312.84%), Spanish (98.76%), and Chinese (78.30%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Victor Schœlcher ranks 10,798 out of 19,576. Before him are Nils Jönsson, Licinius II, S. R. Nathan, Geir Haarde, Paul Poupard, and Alaa Hussein Ali. After him are Enlil-nirari, Jim Gray, Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria, Teodato Ipato, and Daru of Baekje.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1804, Victor Schœlcher ranks 44. Before him are Louis-François-Clement Breguet, Louise Farrenc, Aleksey Khomyakov, John Gould, Constantin Hansen, and Jim Bridger. After him are Pierre François Verhulst, Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Mariana Pineda, Jules Dupuit, Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen, and Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1893, Victor Schœlcher ranks 44. Before him are Manuel González Flores, Nikolai Zverev, William Smith, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Jacob Moleschott, and Tivadar Puskás. After him are Pierre Tirard, Antonio Ghislanzoni, Arabo, Franz Grashof, Robert Cornelius, and Anton von Schmerling.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor Schœlcher ranks 3,212 out of 6,770. Before him are Joseph de Villèle (1773), André Leducq (1904), Jean Astruc (1684), Pierre Gaveaux (1761), Michel Chevalier (1806), and Paul Poupard (1930). After him are Anne of Burgundy (1404), Charles-Louis Havas (1783), Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620), Albert Lamorisse (1922), Charles-Louis Philippe (1874), and Jacques Villeret (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Victor Schœlcher ranks 721. Before him are Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Gobel (1727), Marie I, Countess of Boulogne (1136), Charles Jean Marie Barbaroux (1767), Ingelger (900), Joseph de Villèle (1773), and Paul Poupard (1930). After him are François Bayrou (1951), Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou (1040), René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (1714), René de Froulay de Tessé (1648), Henri Queuille (1884), and Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet (1831).

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