Gustave Flaubert was born on December 12, 1821[1], in Rouen[2]. He died on May 8, 1880[3], in Croisset[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], writer[6], and dramaturge[7]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,517 views/month, #6,408 of 1,000,298).[8]
Educated at: International lycée François-Ier[16], Paris Law Faculty[17], Lycée Pierre-Corneille[18]
Notable work: Madame Bovary[19], Salammbô[20], Bouvard et Pécuchet[21], Sentimental Education[22], The Temptation of Saint Anthony[23], Three Tales[24], Dictionary of Received Ideas[25], Q19150097[26]
Things named for Gustave Flaubert include Pont Gustave-Flaubert[48], Flaubert[49], and 11379 Flaubert[50].
Why It Matters
Gustave Flaubert has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
He has been cited as an influence by Franz Kafka[53], a novelist[54], 1883–1924[55], of Cisleithania[56], specialised in literature[57]; Anton Chekhov[58], a physician[59], 1860–1904[60], of Russian Empire[61], awarded the Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class[62], specialised in prose[63]; Charles Baudelaire[64], a poet[65], 1821–1867[66], of France[67], awarded the Concours général[68], specialised in poetry[69]; Philip Roth[70], a novelist[71], 1933–2018[72], of United States[73], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[74], specialised in belletristic literature[75]; Mario Vargas Llosa[76], a novelist[77], 1936–2025[78], of Peru[79], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature[80], specialised in literature[81]; and Pierre Bourdieu[82], a philosopher[83], 1930–2002[84], of France[85], awarded the CNRS Gold medal[86], specialised in sociology[87].
Works attributed to him include Madame Bovary[88], Salammbô[89], Sentimental Education[90], The Temptation of Saint Anthony[91], Bouvard et Pécuchet[92], and Three Tales[93]. Entities named for him include Pont Gustave-Flaubert[48], Flaubert[49], and 11379 Flaubert[50].
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