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Dun Karm Psaila

1871 - 1961

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Carmelo Psaila, better known as Dun Karm Psaila (18 October 1871 – 13 October 1961) was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest, writer and poet, sometimes called the "bard of Malta". He is widely recognised as the Maltese national poet and as the lyricist for the Maltese national anthem (Maltese: L-Innu Malti). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dun Karm Psaila is the 4,741st most popular writer (up from 4,765th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Malta (down from 25th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Maltese Writer.

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Among writers, Dun Karm Psaila ranks 4,741 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Ligotti, Henri Béraud, Juan Montalvo, Źmitrok Biadula, Alexander Tairov, and Alifa Rifaat. After him are Jan Andrzej Morsztyn, Ladislav Fuks, Vladimir Dudintsev, Vitaly Bianki, David Belasco, and Sakyo Komatsu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Dun Karm Psaila ranks 132. Before him are Bodil Katharine Biørn, Frank Schlesinger, Constantin Argetoianu, Lou Tseng-Tsiang, Grafton Elliot Smith, and Jacob Ellehammer. After him are Giovanni Giorgi, Sevasti Qiriazi, Frantz Reichel, Harry Brearley, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, and Reginald Aldworth Daly. Among people deceased in 1961, Dun Karm Psaila ranks 147. Before him are Rosa Sensat, Yaşar Doğu, Mazo de la Roche, Romeo Neri, Percy Grainger, and Clarence Pinkston. After him are Ben Adams, Ion Barbu, Eduard Tisse, František Drtikol, Victor d'Arcy, and Jānis Endzelīns.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, Dun Karm Psaila ranks 32 out of 71. Before him are Melchiorre Cafà (1636), Paul Xuereb (1923), Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (1932), Lorenzo Gafà (1630), Emma Heming Willis (1978), and Anton Buttigieg (1912). After him are George Preca (1880), Robert Abela (1977), Karmenu Vella (1950), Enrico Mizzi (1885), Joe Sacco (1960), and Joseph Muscat (1974).

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Among WRITERS In Malta

Among writers born in Malta, Dun Karm Psaila ranks 3. Before him are Frans Sammut (1945), and Anton Buttigieg (1912). After him are Joe Sacco (1960), Oliver Friggieri (1947), Peter Hitchens (1951), and Mabel Strickland (1899).

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