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Antonio de Torres Jurado

1817 - 1892

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Antonio de Torres Jurado (13 June 1817 – 19 November 1892) was a Spanish guitarist and luthier, and "the most important Spanish guitar maker of the 19th century." It is with his designs that the first recognizably modern classical guitars are to be seen. Most acoustic guitars in use today are derivatives of his designs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antonio de Torres Jurado is the 7,800th most popular politician (down from 7,693rd in 2019), the 676th most popular biography from Spain (up from 697th in 2019) and the 235th most popular Spanish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Antonio de Torres Jurado ranks 7,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Petru Lucinschi, Muhammad al-Badr, Prescott Bush, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, and Gasparo da Salò. After him are Princess Elisabeth of Prussia, Paul Radmilovic, Michael II Asen, Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Sekhemkare, and Mir Jafar Baghirov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1817, Antonio de Torres Jurado ranks 28. Before him are Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, Albert von Kölliker, Jung Bahadur Rana, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, and C. H. D. Buys Ballot. After him are José Zorrilla, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Karl Vogt, Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac, Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Princess Marie Amelie of Baden. Among people deceased in 1892, Antonio de Torres Jurado ranks 33. Before him are John Pope, Jules Perrot, Emin Pasha, Ravachol, Yoshitoshi, and Peter Nicolai Arbo. After him are Hermann Burmeister, Hervé, Ernest Guiraud, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, and Charles Lavigerie.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Antonio de Torres Jurado ranks 676 out of 3,355. Before him are Julio González (1876), Abraham bar Hiyya (1070), Juan José Omella (1946), Santiago Cañizares (1969), Salomé (1939), and Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540). After him are José Zorrilla (1817), Álvaro del Portillo (1914), Leopoldo Alas (1852), Josep Lluís Núñez (1931), Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), and Daniel Brühl (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Antonio de Torres Jurado ranks 235. Before him are Muhammad III of Granada (1257), Infanta María de la Paz of Spain (1862), Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin (1818), García Fernández of Castile (938), Margaret of Navarre (1134), and Moses de León (1250). After him are Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), Ardo (700), Sisenand (605), María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762), Abd al-Rahman IV (1000), and Muhammad III of Córdoba (976).

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