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Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

1610 - 1688

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Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange (French: [ʃaʁl dy fʁɛn sjœʁ dy kɑ̃ʒ]; December 18, 1610 in Amiens – October 23, 1688 in Paris, aged 77), also known simply as Charles Dufresne, was a French philologist and historian of the Middle Ages and Byzantium. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange is the 124th most popular historian (up from 183rd in 2019), the 1,893rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,637th in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 124 out of 561. Before him are Pierre Nora, Shoqan Walikhanov, Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī, August Ludwig von Schlözer, Hayden White, and Guibert of Nogent. After him are Michael Rostovtzeff, Alois Riegl, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Arnold Hauser, Paisius of Hilendar, and Richard Sennett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1610, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 10. Before him are Adriaen van Ostade, David Teniers the Younger, Jacob Kettler, Ivan Sirko, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, and Paul Scarron. After him are Maria Cunitz, Oboi, Jan Asselijn, Li Yu, Abraham Duquesne, and Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1688, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 7. Before him are Henry Morgan, Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Claude Perrault, John Bunyan, Ferdinand Verbiest, and Joachim von Sandrart. After him are Narai, Philip de Koninck, Constantine Phaulkon, Philippe Quinault, Abraham Duquesne, and Maximilian Henry of Bavaria.

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In France

Among people born in France, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 1,893 out of 6,770. Before him are Eva Green (1980), Max Decugis (1882), Henry Corbin (1903), Rodulfus Glaber (985), Benedict Joseph Labre (1748), and Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville (1803). After him are Margaret of France, Queen of England (1282), Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604), Jean-Paul Laurens (1838), Michel Fourniret (1942), Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761), and Robert Desnos (1900).

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Among HISTORIANS In France

Among historians born in France, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange ranks 18. Before him are Georges Duby (1919), Emmanuel Todd (1951), Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie (1929), René Grousset (1885), Pierre Nora (1931), and Guibert of Nogent (1055). After him are Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540), Jean-Pierre Vernant (1914), Adémar de Chabannes (989), François Furet (1927), Augustin Thierry (1795), and Charles Diehl (1859).

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