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Clorinda Matto de Turner

1854 - 1909

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Clorinda Matto de Turner (11 November 1852 in Cusco – 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the early years of Latin American independence. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked controversy in her own culture. She was forced into exile to Argentina. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clorinda Matto de Turner is the 5,489th most popular writer (down from 5,375th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Peru (down from 117th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Peruvian Writer.

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Among writers, Clorinda Matto de Turner ranks 5,489 out of 7,302. Before her are Shahrnush Parsipur, Mario Luzi, Altaf Hussain Hali, Agustín Durán, Petras Cvirka, and Judith Krantz. After her are William McGonagall, Ahmed Sofa, Anna Maria Ortese, Susan Blackmore, Nino Martoglio, and Sara Paretsky.

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Among people born in 1854, Clorinda Matto de Turner ranks 114. Before her are Teuku Umar, Ali bin Said of Zanzibar, Hermann Oldenberg, Jan Sztolcman, Queenie Newall, and Takamine Jōkichi. After her are Dukinfield Henry Scott, William C. Gorgas, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Rafael López Gutiérrez, Hjalmar Mellin, and Arthur Barclay. Among people deceased in 1909, Clorinda Matto de Turner ranks 89. Before her are Karel Halíř, Nicolaas Pierson, Miguel Antonio Caro, Furqat, Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, and William Powell Frith. After her are Petre S. Aurelian, Robert Hausmann, Lina Morgenstern, Bertha Townsend, Mary MacKillop, and Madan Lal Dhingra.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Clorinda Matto de Turner ranks 131 out of 287. Before her are Julio Quintana (1904), Juan Antonio Pezet (1809), Julio C. Tello (1880), Pedro Pablo León (1943), Alberto Soria (1906), and Juan Francisco de Vidal (1800). After her are Lizardo Rodríguez Nue (1910), Demetrio Neyra (1908), Betty Missiego (1938), Marcos Calderón (1928), Aníbal Torres (1942), and Gustavo Jiménez (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Peru

Among writers born in Peru, Clorinda Matto de Turner ranks 12. Before her are Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), José Carlos Mariátegui (1894), José María Arguedas (1911), Ciro Alegría (1909), Ricardo Palma (1833), and Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929). After her are José Santos Chocano (1875), Alfredo Bryce (1939), and Jaime Bayly (1965).

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