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Almeida Garrett

1799 - 1854

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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈmɐjðɐ ɣɐˈʁɛtɨ]; 4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist. He proposed the construction of the D. Maria II National Theatre and the creation of the Conservatory of Dramatic Art. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Almeida Garrett is the 1,953rd most popular writer (up from 2,131st in 2019), the 174th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Almeida Garrett ranks 1,953 out of 7,302. Before him are Fredrika Bremer, Ippolita Maria Sforza, László Krasznahorkai, Hendrik Conscience, Anagarika Dharmapala, and David Morrell. After him are James Murray, José Zorrilla, Felice Orsini, Charles de Brosses, Leopoldo Alas, and Fred Vargas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Almeida Garrett ranks 21. Before him are Christian Friedrich Schönbein, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, John Lindley, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Ferenc Gyulay, and George Arnott Walker-Arnott. After him are René Caillié, Vincenz Priessnitz, David Douglas, Ignaz von Döllinger, Duchess Amelia of Württemberg, and Countess of Ségur. Among people deceased in 1854, Almeida Garrett ranks 15. Before him are Józef Elsner, Zénaïde Bonaparte, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Fructuoso Rivera, Nathaniel Wallich, and Princess Louise Amelie of Baden. After him are Marcellin Marbot, Jeremias Gotthelf, John Martin, Kamehameha III, Caroline of Hesse-Homburg, and Nicolás Bravo.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Almeida Garrett ranks 174 out of 633. Before him are Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal (1509), Beatrice of Silva (1424), John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch (1431), Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon (1328), João de Barros (1496), and Mafalda of Portugal (1197). After him are Jesualdo Ferreira (1946), Beatrice of Portugal (1347), Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León (1178), Nuno Gonçalves (1500), Fernando Gomes (1956), and Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (1455).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Almeida Garrett ranks 10. Before him are Denis of Portugal (1261), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Luís Fróis (1532), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Gil Vicente (1465), and João de Barros (1496). After him are Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), Tomé Pires (1468), António Vieira (1608), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Mariana Alcoforado (1640), and Maria Teresa Horta (1937).

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