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Benito Pérez Galdós

1843 - 1920

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Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito ˈpeɾeθ ɣalˈdos]; 10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. Pérez Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 major novels, 46 historical novels in five series, 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and is considered equal to Dickens, Balzac and Tolstoy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benito Pérez Galdós is the 965th most popular writer (up from 1,026th in 2019), the 309th most popular biography from Spain (up from 337th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Spanish Writer.

Benito Pérez Galdós is most famous for his novel "Niebla" which is a story about a man who falls in love with a woman who he sees from afar but is never able to speak to her.

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Among writers, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 965 out of 7,302. Before him are Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Silius Italicus, John Updike, Panait Istrati, Juliette Récamier, and John Fante. After him are Gaius Asinius Pollio, Frank Wedekind, Aimé Césaire, Cormac McCarthy, Ambrose Bierce, and Raymond Carver.

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Among people born in 1843, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 19. Before him are Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Gabriel Tarde, Elisabeth of Wied, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, and Richard Avenarius. After him are Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, Teófilo Braga, Walther Flemming, Hermann Schwarz, Mariano Rampolla, and Oscar Montelius. Among people deceased in 1920, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 22. Before him are Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Inessa Armand, Essad Pasha Toptani, John Reed, and Jeanne Hébuterne. After him are Eleanor H. Porter, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Venustiano Carranza, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Nectarios of Aegina, and Max Klinger.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 309 out of 3,355. Before him are Prudentius (348), Pompeu Fabra (1868), Manuel Godoy (1767), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877), and Silius Italicus (26). After him are Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (1729), Pedro Cea (1900), Abraham Abulafia (1240), Francis, Duke of Cádiz (1822), Carles Puyol (1978), and Alfonso II of Asturias (759).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 31. Before him are Joseph of Anchieta (1534), Antonio Machado (1875), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Prudentius (348), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), and Silius Italicus (26). After him are Abraham Abulafia (1240), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Jorge Semprún (1923), and Rosalía de Castro (1837).

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