Victor Hugo is a human[1]. He was born in Besançon[2]. He passed away in Paris[3]. He worked as a playwright[4], novelist[5], draftsperson[6], librettist[7], and essayist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.39% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,391 views/month, #3,922 of 1,000,298).[9]
Victor Hugo's field of work was creative and professional writing[24].
Victor Hugo held the position of Member of parliament for the Seine[25].
Victor Hugo held the position of Senator of La Seine[26].
Victor Hugo held the position of member of the Chamber of Peers[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]. He is identified as part of the French ethnic group[22]. French was his native language[21].
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 playwright[4], novelist[5], draftsperson[6], librettist[7], essayist[8], and memoirist[23]. Victor Hugo's field of work was creative and professional writing[24]. Positions held include Member of parliament for the Seine[25]; Senator of La Seine[26]; member of the Chamber of Peers[27]; seat 14 of the Académie française[47], a seat of a scientific academy[48]; and president of the Société des gens de lettres[49].
Recognition
Awards received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[50], a Q1499804[51], in France[52], founded in 1802[53] and Knight of the Legion of Honour[54], a grade of an order[55], in France[56].
Personal Life
Victor Hugo was married to Adèle Foucher[13]. Children include Adèle Hugo[14], a diarist[57], 1830–1915[58], of France[59]; Charles Hugo[15], a writer[60], 1826–1871[61], of France[62], awarded the Concours général[63], specialised in literature[64]; François-He[16], a writer[65], 1828–1873[66], of France[67]; and Léopoldine Hugo[17], a socialite[68], 1824–1843[69], of France[70]. He was affiliated with the Parti de l'Ordre[71].
Death and Burial
Victor Hugo died in Paris[3]. He is buried at Panthéon[10].
Why It Matters
Victor Hugo ranks in the top 0.39% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36,391 views/month, #3,922 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] He is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
He has been cited as an influence by Fyodor Dostoyevsky[74], a translator[75], 1821–1881[76], of Russia[77]; Leo Tolstoy[78], a writer[79], 1828–1910[80], of Russian Empire[81], awarded the Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[82], specialised in philosophy[83]; Ayn Rand[84], a playwright[85], 1905–1982[86], of Russian Empire[87], awarded the Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame[88], specialised in objectivism[89]; Jules Verne[90], a novelist[91], 1828–1905[92], of France[93], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[94], specialised in drama[95]; Arthur Rimbaud[96], a poet[97], 1854–1891[98], of France[99], awarded the Concours général[100], specialised in symbolism[101]; and Joseph Conrad[102], a writer[103], 1857–1924[104], of Russian Empire[105], specialised in fiction[106].
Works attributed to him include Les Misérables[107], The Hunchback of Notre Dame[108], The Man Who Laughs[109], Demain dès l'aube[110], Ninety-three[111], and The Last Day of a Condemned Man[112].
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