Victor Hugo is a human[1]. He was born in Besançon[2]. He passed away in Paris[3]. He worked as a politician[4], playwright[5], novelist[6], draftsperson[7], and librettist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.39% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,123 views/month, #3,922 of 1,000,298).[9]
Victor Hugo's field of work was creative and professional writing[21].
Victor Hugo held the position of Member of parliament for the Seine[22].
Victor Hugo held the position of Senator of La Seine[23].
Victor Hugo held the position of member of the Chamber of Peers[24].
Victor Hugo held the position of Member of parliament for the Seine[25].
Victor Hugo held the position of seat 14 of the Académie française[26].
Victor Hugo held the position of president of the Société des gens de lettres[27].
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Victor Hugo was born in Besançon[2]. His father was Joseph Léopold Sigisbert Hugo[11]. His mother was Sophie Trébuchet[12]. French was his native language[19].
Education
Educated at University of Paris[34], a former entity[35], in France[36], founded in 1150[37], headquartered in Paris[38]; Lycée Louis-le-Grand[39], an educational facility[40], in France[41], founded in 1965[42]; and Lycée Michelet, Vanves[43], an educational facility[44], in France[45], founded in 1965[46].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include politician[4], playwright[5], novelist[6], draftsperson[7], librettist[8], and essayist[20]. Victor Hugo's field of work was creative and professional writing[21]. Positions held include Member of parliament for the Seine[22]; Senator of La Seine[23]; member of the Chamber of Peers[24]; seat 14 of the Académie française[26], a seat of a scientific academy[47]; and president of the Société des gens de lettres[27].
Recognition
Awards received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[48], a grade of an order[49], in France[50] and Knight of the Legion of Honour[51], a grade of an order[52], in France[53].
Personal Life
Victor Hugo was married to Adèle Foucher[13]. Children include Adèle Hugo[14], a diarist[54], 1830–1915[55], of France[56]; Charles Hugo[15], a writer[57], 1826–1871[58], of France[59], awarded the Concours général[60], specialised in literature[61]; François-He[16], a writer[62], 1828–1873[63], of France[64]; and Léopoldine Hugo[17], a socialite[65], 1824–1843[66], of France[67]. He was affiliated with the Parti de l'Ordre[68].
Death and Burial
Victor Hugo passed away in Paris[3]. The cause of death was pneumonia[69]. He is buried at Panthéon[10].
Why It Matters
Victor Hugo ranks in the top 0.39% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,123 views/month, #3,922 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
He has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[72], a translator[73], 1821–1881[74], of Russian Empire[75]; Ayn Rand[76], a playwright[77], 1905–1982[78], of Russian Empire[79], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[80], specialised in objectivism[81]; Leo Tolstoy[82], a writer[83], 1828–1910[84], of Russian Empire[85], awarded the Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[86], specialised in philosophy[87]; Jules Verne[88], a novelist[89], 1828–1905[90], of France[91], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[92], specialised in drama[93]; Arthur Rimbaud[94], a poet[95], 1854–1891[96], of France[97], awarded the Concours général[98], specialised in symbolism[99]; and Joseph Conrad[100], a writer[101], 1857–1924[102], of Russian Empire[103], specialised in fiction[104].
Works attributed to him include Les Misérables[105], The Hunchback of Notre Dame[106], The Man Who Laughs[107], Demain dès l'aube[108], The Last Day of a Condemned Man[109], and Ninety-three[110].
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