WRITER
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962

Edmond Privat
Edmond Privat (17 August 1889 – 28 August 1962) was a Francophone Swiss Esperantist. A historian, university professor, author, journalist and peace activist, he was a graduate of the University of Geneva and a lecturer for the World Peace Foundation. His collective works consist of original dramas, poems, stories, textbooks and books about the Esperanto movement. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmond Privat is the 3,771st most popular writer (down from 2,936th in 2019), the 397th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 294th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Swiss Writer.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Edmond Privat by language
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Edmond Privat ranks 3,771 out of 7,302. Before him are Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, Aleksandar Tišma, Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg, Gloria Vanderbilt, Spencer Johnson, and Peter Rosegger. After him are Dennis Lehane, John Ford, Gideon Levy, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Meir Shalev, and Gustaw Herling-Grudziński.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPedro Juan Gutiérrez
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,765
Aleksandar Tišma
1924 - 2003
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3,766
Count Anton Alexander von Auersperg
1806 - 1876
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,767
Gloria Vanderbilt
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,768
Spencer Johnson
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,769
Peter Rosegger
1843 - 1918
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,770
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,771
Dennis Lehane
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,772
John Ford
1586 - 1639
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3,773
Gideon Levy
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,774
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
1901 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,775
Meir Shalev
1948 - 2023
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,776
Gustaw Herling-Grudziński
1919 - 2000
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 3,777
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Edmond Privat ranks 178. Before him are W. S. Van Dyke, Łucja Frey, Gerhard Marcks, Hulusi Behçet, Ernest Marsden, and Charles Reidpath. After him are Julius Skutnabb, Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ralph H. Fowler, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, Otto Tief, and Otto Deßloch. Among people deceased in 1962, Edmond Privat ranks 120. Before him are Paul Götz, Joe Ruddy, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Carl Diem, Roger Ducret, and Dhondo Keshav Karve. After him are Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Florence Lee, Joseph Rock, Forrest Smithson, Sao Shwe Thaik, and Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsW. S. Van Dyke
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1943
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 172
Łucja Frey
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1942
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 173
Gerhard Marcks
SCULPTOR
1889 - 1981
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 174
Hulusi Behçet
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1948
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 175
Ernest Marsden
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1970
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 176
Charles Reidpath
ATHLETE
1889 - 1975
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 177
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 178
Julius Skutnabb
ATHLETE
1889 - 1965
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 179
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1964
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 180
Ralph H. Fowler
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1944
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 181
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1964
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 182
Otto Tief
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1976
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 183
Otto Deßloch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1977
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 184
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsPaul Götz
ASTRONOMER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 114
Joe Ruddy
SWIMMER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 115
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1962
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 116
Carl Diem
ATHLETE
1882 - 1962
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 117
Roger Ducret
FENCER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 118
Dhondo Keshav Karve
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1962
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 119
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 120
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
WRITER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 121
Florence Lee
ACTOR
1888 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 122
Joseph Rock
BIOLOGIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 123
Forrest Smithson
ATHLETE
1884 - 1962
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 124
Sao Shwe Thaik
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1962
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 125
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
EXPLORER
1879 - 1962
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 126
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Edmond Privat ranks 397 out of 1,015. Before him are Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Fritz Schär (1926), Jean Reynier (1771), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Thomas Bickel (1963), and Ella Maillart (1903). After him are Albert Meyer (1870), Elisabeth Kopp (1936), Robert Ballaman (1926), Marc-Émile Ruchet (1853), Corina Casanova (1956), and Antonio Ciseri (1821).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGustav Wiederkehr
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1972
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 391
Fritz Schär
CYCLIST
1926 - 1997
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 392
Jean Reynier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1771 - 1814
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 393
Aurèle Nicolet
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 394
Thomas Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 395
Ella Maillart
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 396
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 397
Albert Meyer
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1953
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 398
Elisabeth Kopp
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 399
Robert Ballaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 400
Marc-Émile Ruchet
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1912
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 401
Corina Casanova
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 402
Antonio Ciseri
PAINTER
1821 - 1891
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 403
Among WRITERS In Switzerland
Among writers born in Switzerland, Edmond Privat ranks 39. Before him are Fernán Caballero (1796), Philippe Jaccottet (1925), Theodore Bibliander (1500), Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484), Françoise Giroud (1916), and Ella Maillart (1903). After him are Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), Robert Pinget (1919), Johann David Wyss (1743), Urs Widmer (1938), and Martin Suter (1948).
Fernán Caballero
1796 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 33
Philippe Jaccottet
1925 - 2021
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 34
Theodore Bibliander
1500 - 1564
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 35
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
1484 - 1530
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 36
Françoise Giroud
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 37
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 38
Edmond Privat
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 39
Nicolas Bouvier
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 40
Johann Jakob Breitinger
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 41
Robert Pinget
1919 - 1997
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 42
Johann David Wyss
1743 - 1818
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 43
Urs Widmer
1938 - 2014
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 44
Martin Suter
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 45