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César Vallejo

1892 - 1938

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César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza (March 16, 1892 – April 15, 1938) was a Peruvian poet, writer, playwright, and journalist. Although he published only two books of poetry during his lifetime, he is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante". The late British poet, critic and biographer Martin Seymour-Smith, a leading authority on world literature, called Vallejo "the greatest twentieth-century poet in any language." He was a member of the intellectual community called North Group formed in the Peruvian north coastal city of Trujillo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. César Vallejo is the 1,462nd most popular writer (down from 1,396th in 2019), the 29th most popular biography from Peru (down from 25th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Peruvian Writer.

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Among writers, César Vallejo ranks 1,462 out of 7,302. Before him are Evelyn Waugh, Viktor Suvorov, Lee Child, Naim Frashëri, Marcus Garvey, and Sadegh Hedayat. After him are Phrynichus, Ernst Hanfstaengl, J. Michael Straczynski, Albert of Aix, Vasily Shukshin, and Bernard Cornwell.

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Among people born in 1892, César Vallejo ranks 75. Before him are Tazio Nuvolari, Rafael Moreno Aranzadi, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Alfonsina Storni, Marcel Dassault, and Günther Blumentritt. After him are Andrés Nin Pérez, J. B. S. Haldane, Paul Abraham, S. R. Ranganathan, Josyf Slipyj, and Stanisław Sosabowski. Among people deceased in 1938, César Vallejo ranks 57. Before him are William Henry Pickering, Robert Wiene, Reginald Johnston, Yevhen Konovalets, Alfonsina Storni, and Ernst vom Rath. After him are Alexandru Averescu, Joseph Bédier, Ludwig Borchardt, Ödön von Horváth, Edmund Landau, and Nicola Romeo.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, César Vallejo ranks 29 out of 287. Before him are Abimael Guzmán (1934), Hilda Gadea (1925), Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928), Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), Sinchi Roca (1230), and Dina Boluarte (1962). After him are Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), Mayta Cápac (1290), Inca Roca (1350), Alejandro Toledo (1946), Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910), and Sayri Túpac (1535).

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Among WRITERS In Peru

Among writers born in Peru, César Vallejo ranks 5. Before him are Mario Vargas Llosa (1936), Isabel Allende (1942), Carlos Castaneda (1925), and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539). After him are Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), José Carlos Mariátegui (1894), José María Arguedas (1911), Ciro Alegría (1909), Ricardo Palma (1833), Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), and Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854).

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