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J.-H. Rosny aîné

1856 - 1940

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J.-H. Rosny aîné was the pen name of Joseph Henri Honoré Boex (17 February 1856 – 11 February 1940), a Belgian author considered one of the founding figures of modern science fiction. Born in Brussels in 1856, he wrote in French in collaboration with his younger brother, Séraphin Justin François Boex, under the joint pen name J.-H. Rosny until 1909. After they ended their collaboration, Joseph Boex continued to write under the name Rosny aîné (Rosny the Elder) while his brother used J.-H. Rosny jeune (Rosny the Younger). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. J.-H. Rosny aîné is the 1,742nd most popular writer (up from 2,283rd in 2019), the 247th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 318th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Belgian Writer.

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Among writers, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 1,742 out of 7,302. Before him are Johnston McCulley, Marcellinus Comes, Arne Garborg, Jack Vance, Yosano Akiko, and Xu Shen. After him are Josep Pla, Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, Fernando Arrabal, Moschus, Stanisław Wyspiański, and Rick Riordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 43. Before him are Hara Takashi, William Wallace Denslow, Maurice Sarrail, Henri-Edmond Cross, Stepa Stepanović, and Sergei Winogradsky. After him are Matthias Zurbriggen, Christian Sinding, Maurycy Gottlieb, Enrico Ferri, Naftali Herz Imber, and Jakub Bart-Ćišinski. Among people deceased in 1940, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 53. Before him are Jan Kubelík, Anton Korošec, Mirsaid Sultan-Galiev, Édouard Claparède, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, and Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark. After him are Jehan Alain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Oliver Lodge, Saionji Kinmochi, Luigi Orione, and Paul Nizan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 247 out of 1,190. Before him are Peter Snayers (1592), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Charles Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1728), Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942), Henry II, Duke of Brabant (1207), and Hubert Van Innis (1866). After him are Jacques Feyder (1885), John Langenus (1891), Emile Vandervelde (1866), Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859), Lambert I, Count of Louvain (1000), and Philippe Thys (1889).

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Among WRITERS In Belgium

Among writers born in Belgium, J.-H. Rosny aîné ranks 15. Before him are Laura Marx (1845), John of Ruusbroec (1293), Georges Rodenbach (1855), Victor Serge (1890), Hugo Claus (1929), and Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522). After him are Hendrik Conscience (1812), Guido Gezelle (1830), William of Moerbeke (1215), Jean Bolland (1596), Michel de Ghelderode (1898), and Amélie Nothomb (1967).

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