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Ernest Renan was born on February 27, 1823[1], in Tréguier[2]. He died on October 2, 1892[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], historian[6], writer[7], professor[8], and archaeologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,960 views/month, #7,022 of 1,000,298).[10]
Award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[35], Volney Prize[36], Imperial Order of the Rose[37]
Member of: Académie Française[38], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[39], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[40], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[41], Société Asiatique[42], Russian Academy of Sciences[43], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[44], Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres[45], Celtic dinner[46], Academy of Sciences of Turin[47], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[48]
Things named for Ernest Renan include he[57], an armored cruiser[58], founded in 1910[59].
Why It Matters
Ernest Renan has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
He has been cited as an influence by Alain Finkielkraut[62], a philosopher[63], b. 1949[64], of Poland[65], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[66], specialised in history of ideas[67] and Paul Sabatier[68], a historian[69], 1858–1928[70], of France[71], awarded the Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford[72], specialised in Francis of Assisi[73].
Works attributed to him include What is a Nation?[74], a written work[75] and Life of Jesus[76], a literary work[77]. Entities named for him include he[57], an armored cruiser[58], founded in 1910[59].
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