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Marquis de Custine

1790 - 1857

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Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine (18 March 1790 – 25 September 1857) was a French aristocrat and writer who is best known for his travel writing, in particular his account of his visit to Russia, La Russie en 1839. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marquis de Custine is the 1,669th most popular writer (down from 1,619th in 2019), the 1,925th most popular biography from France (down from 1,887th in 2019) and the 240th most popular French Writer.

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Among writers, Marquis de Custine ranks 1,669 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Keneally, György Konrád, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jean Bodel, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, and André Brink. After him are Antonio de Nebrija, Miklós Zrínyi, Arnaldur Indriðason, Marcel Achard, Thoinot Arbeau, and Notker the Stammerer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, Marquis de Custine ranks 16. Before him are William Parry, Nicolas Chauvin, Gideon Mantell, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, Robert Stirling, and John Austin. After him are José Antonio Páez, Markos Botsaris, Adolph Diesterweg, Jean René Constant Quoy, Karol Lipiński, and Keisai Eisen. Among people deceased in 1857, Marquis de Custine ranks 22. Before him are Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Alcide d'Orbigny, Gulab Singh, Johan Christian Dahl, Josef Ressel, and Mangal Pandey. After him are Achille Devéria, George Cayley, Daniele Manin, Dionysios Solomos, Augustinos Kapodistrias, and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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In France

Among people born in France, Marquis de Custine ranks 1,925 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Friedel (1822), Jean-Étienne Dominique Esquirol (1772), Jules Brunet (1838), André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909), Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon (1693), and Michelle of Valois (1395). After him are William Waddington (1826), Camille Doncieux (1847), Billy Mitchell (1879), Marcabru (1200), André Vingt-Trois (1942), and Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Marquis de Custine ranks 240. Before him are Jacques Amyot (1513), Rodulfus Glaber (985), Robert Desnos (1900), Adèle Hugo (1830), Jean Bodel (1165), and André Pieyre de Mandiargues (1909). After him are Marcel Achard (1899), Thoinot Arbeau (1520), Varro Atacinus (-82), Anne Desclos (1907), François Pierre La Varenne (1618), and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911).

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