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Eugène Edine Pottier

1816 - 1887

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Eugène Edine Pottier (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn pɔtje]; 4 October 1816 – 6 November 1887) was a French revolutionary, poet, song-writer, and freemason. He is most known for writing the lyrics of "The Internationale", a left-wing anthem. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugène Edine Pottier is the 2,212th most popular politician (down from 2,154th in 2019), the 719th most popular biography from France (up from 744th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular French Politician.

Eugène Edine Pottier is most famous for writing the words to the French National Anthem, La Marseillaise.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eugène Edine Pottier ranks 2,212 out of 19,576. Before him are Gianni Agnelli, John II of Aragon, Konstantin Päts, Georgios Papadopoulos, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, and Sigurd II of Norway. After him are Lin Biao, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Injong of Joseon, and John V of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1816, Eugène Edine Pottier ranks 6. Before him are Charlotte Brontë, Werner von Siemens, Carl Zeiss, Arthur de Gobineau, and Ferdinand II of Portugal. After him are Maria Theresa of Austria, Abbas I of Egypt, Paul Reuter, Wazir Akbar Khan, Charles-Eugène Delaunay, and Carl Ludwig. Among people deceased in 1887, Eugène Edine Pottier ranks 4. Before him are Gustav Kirchhoff, Alexander Borodin, and Gustav Fechner. After him are Aleksandr Ulyanov, Ivan Kramskoi, Multatuli, Jenny Lind, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Juan, Count of Montizón, Alfred Krupp, and Jules Laforgue.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eugène Edine Pottier ranks 719 out of 6,770. Before him are Alfred de Musset (1810), Jules Grévy (1807), René Lacoste (1904), Jean Parisot de Valette (1494), René Lesson (1794), and Ausonius (310). After him are Léonin (1135), Vincent Auriol (1884), Émile Picard (1856), Sebastian Brant (1458), Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile (1162), and Raymond Aron (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Eugène Edine Pottier ranks 162. Before him are Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Louis I, Duke of Anjou (1339), Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (1747), Jules Grévy (1807), and Jean Parisot de Valette (1494). After him are Vincent Auriol (1884), Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1284), René Coty (1882), Félix Faure (1841), Michel Barnier (1951), and Léon Bourgeois (1851).

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