RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Victor of Aveyron

1793 - 1828

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Victor of Aveyron (French: Victor de l'Aveyron; c. 1788 – 1828) was a French feral child who was found around the age of 9. Not only is he considered one of the most famous feral children, but his case is also the most documented case of a feral child. Upon his discovery, he was captured multiple times, running away from civilization approximately eight times. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor of Aveyron has received more than 1,578,939 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Victor of Aveyron is the 674th most popular religious figure (down from 644th in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from France (down from 739th in 2019) and the 45th most popular French Religious Figure.

Victor of Aveyron is most famous for being a wild boy who was found in 1800 in the woods of the French region of Aveyron. He had been abandoned by his parents and had been living in the woods for 12 years.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Victor of Aveyron ranks 674 out of 3,187. Before him are Justin Martyr, John Cassian, Kinga of Poland, John of Capistrano, Muhammad al-Jawad, and Saint Remigius. After him are Isaac Luria, Julia of Corsica, Norbert of Xanten, Robert of Molesme, Jacobus da Varagine, and Holofernes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, Victor of Aveyron ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand I of Austria. After him are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Ján Kollár, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Josef Ressel, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Michel Chasles, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Constantine Kanaris, and James Dunlop. Among people deceased in 1828, Victor of Aveyron ranks 5. Before him are Franz Schubert, Francisco Goya, Shaka, and Maria Feodorovna. After him are Alexander Ypsilantis, Franz Joseph Gall, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Kobayashi Issa, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl Mack von Leiberich, and Carl Peter Thunberg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Victor of Aveyron ranks 808 out of 6,770. Before him are Bernard Gui (1261), Saint Remigius (437), Léon Bourgeois (1851), Robert Nivelle (1856), Inessa Armand (1874), and André Frédéric Cournand (1895). After him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin (1150), Charles Garnier (1825), Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573), Antoine Arnauld (1612), Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725), and Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, Victor of Aveyron ranks 45. Before him are Peter Waldo (1140), Catherine Labouré (1806), Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651), Clotilde (475), Louis de Montfort (1673), and Saint Remigius (437). After him are Robert of Molesme (1024), Célestin Freinet (1896), Lucile Randon (1904), Ivo of Kermartin (1253), Saint Eligius (588), and Martin Bucer (1491).

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