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Agustín Durán

1789 - 1862

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Agustín Durán (14 October 1789 – 1 December 1862), Spanish scholar, was born in Madrid, where his father was the court physician. Durán was sent to the seminary at Vergara, whence he returned learned in the traditions of Spanish romance. In 1817 he began the study of philosophy and law at the university of Seville, and in due course was admitted to the bar at Valladolid. From 1821 to 1823 he held a post in the education department at Madrid, but in the latter year he was suspended on account of his political opinions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agustín Durán is the 5,486th most popular writer (up from 6,028th in 2019), the 1,701st most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,906th in 2019) and the 196th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Agustín Durán ranks 5,486 out of 7,302. Before him are Yordan Radichkov, Teresa de la Parra, Federigo Tozzi, Shahrnush Parsipur, Mario Luzi, and Altaf Hussain Hali. After him are Petras Cvirka, Judith Krantz, Clorinda Matto de Turner, William McGonagall, Ahmed Sofa, and Anna Maria Ortese.

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Among people born in 1789, Agustín Durán ranks 48. Before him are Miguel Barragán, Cesare Balbo, Michel Félix Dunal, Thaddeus Bulgarin, Joséphine Fodor, and Alphonse Henri d'Hautpoul. After him are Martín Javier Mina y Larrea, Thomas Ewing, José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquess of Rodil, Levi Woodbury, and Clement Comer Clay. Among people deceased in 1862, Agustín Durán ranks 52. Before him are Felix de Muelenaere, František Škroup, Carl Ludwig Christian Rümker, Frederick Townsend Ward, Blanka Teleki, and Lev Mei. After him are Pedro Gual Escandón, Manuel Robles Pezuela, Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, and Francisco Acuña de Figueroa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Agustín Durán ranks 1,701 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Antonio San Epifanio (1959), Luis Rosales (1910), Ramón Eguiazábal (1896), Jaume Collet-Serra (1974), Mariano Arrate (1892), and Miquel Soler (1965). After him are Pedro López Quintana (1953), Sergej Milinković-Savić (1995), Fernando Quiroga Palacios (1900), Marc Gené (1974), Antonio Cubillo (1930), and María Valverde (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Agustín Durán ranks 196. Before him are José María de Pereda (1833), Yann Martel (1963), Alfonso Sastre (1926), José Bergamín (1895), Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750), and Luis Rosales (1910). After him are Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1832), Blas de Otero (1916), Elvira Lindo (1962), Manuel Rivas (1957), Miguel Mihura (1905), and José Hierro (1922).

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