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Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda

1862 - 1932

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Father Antoni Maria Alcover Sureda, also known (in Catalan) as Mossèn Alcover (pronounced [muˈsɛn əlkuˈve]; 2 February 1862 in Santa Cirga, Manacor – 8 January 1932 in Palma) was a modernist Majorcan writer, who wrote on a wide range of subjects including the Catholic Church, folklore and linguistics. He is chiefly associated with efforts to revive interest in the Catalan language and its dialects. Among his works was a Catalan-Valencian-Balearic dictionary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda is the 3,555th most popular writer (up from 3,643rd in 2019), the 1,146th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,185th in 2019) and the 127th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda ranks 3,555 out of 7,302. Before him are Grigor Parlichev, Veijo Meri, Ennio Flaiano, Johann Christian Günther, George the Hagiorite, and Garlieb Merkel. After him are Nihal Atsız, Lady Ise, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, William Cowper, Jozef Miloslav Hurban, and Jonathan Littell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1862, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda ranks 100. Before him are Charles Laval, Movses Silikyan, Tang Shaoyi, Alexander Trepov, Emil von Sauer, and Alimardan Topchubashov. After him are Émile Mâle, Abram Arkhipov, Teresa Claramunt Creus, Wilhelm Solf, John de Robeck, and Damrong Rajanubhab. Among people deceased in 1932, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda ranks 85. Before him are Émile Grumiaux, Edward Marsh, Karl Blossfeldt, Filippo Turati, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Christian von Ehrenfels. After him are Mikhail Pokrovsky, Charles Fort, Lipót Baumhorn, Gertrude Jekyll, Major Taylor, and Hafez Ibrahim.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda ranks 1,146 out of 3,355. Before him are Pilar Lorengar (1928), Carlos Alcaraz (2003), Rodri (1934), Victoria Kent (1891), Santi Cazorla (1984), and Juan José Elhuyar (1754). After him are Luis Rodríguez (1948), Josep Escolà (1914), Francisco J. Ayala (1934), Fernando Savater (1947), Concepción Arenal (1820), and Eduardo Dato (1856).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda ranks 127. Before him are Ibn Zaydún (1003), Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813), Salvador Espriu (1913), Moses ibn Ezra (1060), Enrique Vila-Matas (1948), and Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856). After him are Concepción Arenal (1820), Ramón Chao (1935), Fernando de Herrera (1534), Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910), Carmen Laforet (1921), and Gonzalo de Berceo (1197).

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