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Federico García Lorca

1898 - 1936

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Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature. He initially rose to fame with Romancero gitano (Gypsy Ballads, 1928), a book of poems depicting life in his native Andalusia. His poetry incorporated traditional Andalusian motifs and avant-garde styles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Federico García Lorca is the 122nd most popular writer (down from 116th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Spain (up from 31st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Writer.

Federico García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist, and theatre director. He is most famous for his poetry.

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Among writers, Federico García Lorca ranks 122 out of 7,302. Before him are André Gide, Theodor Herzl, Hafez, Rainer Maria Rilke, Ismail I, and Mario Vargas Llosa. After him are Muhammad Iqbal, Ivo Andrić, Naguib Mahfouz, Jane Austen, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Apuleius.

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Among people born in 1898, Federico García Lorca ranks 5. Before him are Bertolt Brecht, Golda Meir, Erich Maria Remarque, and Alvar Aalto. After him are Enzo Ferrari, Sergei Eisenstein, René Magritte, Stefania Turkewich, Umm Kulthum, Zhou Enlai, and Leo Szilard. Among people deceased in 1936, Federico García Lorca ranks 4. Before him are George V, Ivan Pavlov, and Maxim Gorky. After him are Rudyard Kipling, Lu Xun, Róbert Bárány, Grazia Deledda, Henry Louis Le Chatelier, Luigi Pirandello, Lev Kamenev, and Oswald Spengler.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Federico García Lorca ranks 28 out of 3,355. Before him are Francisco Pizarro (1478), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Pope Callixtus III (1379), Francis Xavier (1506), Maimonides (1138), and Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452). After him are Ibn Arabi (1165), Teresa of Ávila (1515), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Plácido Domingo (1941), Julio Iglesias (1943), and Philip III of Spain (1578).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Federico García Lorca ranks 2. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547). After him are Lope de Vega (1562), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Quintilian (35), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Martial (40), Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), and Henry IV of Castile (1425).

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