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Voltairine de Cleyre

1866 - 1912

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Voltairine de Cleyre (née De Claire; November 17, 1866 – June 20, 1912) was an American anarchist, feminist writer and public speaker. Born into extreme poverty in Michigan, de Cleyre taught herself how to read and write, and became a lover of poetry. She was educated at a Catholic convent, which improved her literary and linguistic capabilities, but also influenced her turn towards anti-theism and anti-authoritarianism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Voltairine de Cleyre has received more than 367,843 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Voltairine de Cleyre is the 1,901st most popular writer (down from 1,695th in 2019), the 2,408th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,210th in 2019) and the 214th most popular American Writer.

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  • 62.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among writers, Voltairine de Cleyre ranks 1,901 out of 7,302. Before her are Valery Bryusov, Nora Ephron, Begum Rokeya, Colin Wilson, Luis de León, and José de Espronceda. After her are Erinna, Khushal Khattak, Joseph Addison, Christopher Robin Milne, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, and Viktor Barna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Voltairine de Cleyre ranks 47. Before her are Alikhan Bukeikhanov, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta, Franz von Bayros, Emile Vandervelde, and Vasily Kalinnikov. After her are Reginald Fessenden, Ramon Casas, Paul Lincke, Wakatsuki Reijirō, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, and Jeppe Aakjær. Among people deceased in 1912, Voltairine de Cleyre ranks 42. Before her are Nicholas of Japan, Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, William Booth, W. T. Stead, Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, and Wallace Hartley. After her are Julius Maggi, Jack Phillips, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Thomas Byles, Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia, and Gustave de Molinari.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Voltairine de Cleyre ranks 2,408 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert Brout (1928), Scott McKenzie (1939), Ed Sullivan (1901), Larry Fink (1952), Asa Akira (1986), and Bill Duke (1943). After her are Alexander Haig (1924), John Frusciante (1970), Clancy Brown (1959), Platt Adams (1885), DeForest Kelley (1920), and Will Ferrell (1967).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Voltairine de Cleyre ranks 214. Before her are Paul Goodman (1911), James Ellroy (1948), Johnston McCulley (1883), Chuck Palahniuk (1962), Shirley Jackson (1916), and Nora Ephron (1941). After her are Clark Ashton Smith (1893), Robert James Waller (1939), Nicholas Sparks (1965), Jane Jacobs (1916), Eugene Nida (1914), and Lady Randolph Churchill (1854).

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