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Gerardo Diego

1896 - 1987

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Gerardo Diego Cendoya (October 3, 1896 – July 8, 1987) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. Diego taught language and literature at institutes of learning in Soria, Gijón, Santander and Madrid. He also acted as literary and music critic for several newspapers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerardo Diego is the 4,297th most popular writer (up from 4,409th in 2019), the 1,349th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 156th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Gerardo Diego ranks 4,297 out of 7,302. Before him are Bozorg Alavi, Dai Sijie, Malika Oufkir, Herbert W. Franke, Petrus Borel, and Pamela Colman Smith. After him are Philip Arthur Fisher, Maurice Schumann, Stanislas Julien, Art Buchwald, Andrej Sládkovič, and Elisabetta Dami.

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Among people born in 1896, Gerardo Diego ranks 187. Before him are Vasily Gordov, Friedrich Waismann, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Ulises Saucedo, and J. Lawton Collins. After him are Steponas Darius, William Gopallawa, Ivan Merz, Sofya Yanovskaya, Arthur Tell Schwab, and Kim Iryeop. Among people deceased in 1987, Gerardo Diego ranks 159. Before him are Conny Plank, Paul Janes, Ralph Nelson, John Mikaelsson, Jacob Taubes, and J. Lawton Collins. After him are Yūjirō Ishihara, Gioacchino Colombo, Petro Grigorenko, Gerhard Fieseler, Ethel Catherwood, and František Šafránek.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gerardo Diego ranks 1,349 out of 3,355. Before him are Iago Aspas (1987), Miquel Crusafont i Pairó (1910), Tomás de Zumalacárregui (1788), Francisco Villota (1873), Antonio Puchades (1925), and Delio Rodríguez (1916). After him are Valeriano Weyler (1838), Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou (1974), Manuel Curros Enríquez (1851), Antonio Puerta (1984), Conchita Bautista (1936), and Aritz Aduriz (1981).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Gerardo Diego ranks 156. Before him are Carmen de Burgos (1867), Eduardo Pondal (1835), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), María de Zayas (1590), Josefina Pla (1903), and Ildefonso Falcones (1959). After him are Manuel Curros Enríquez (1851), Francisco Umbral (1932), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Gloria Fuertes (1917), Vicente Espinel (1550), and Diego Durán (1537).

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