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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

1836 - 1870

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Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡusˈtaβo aˈðolfo ˈβekeɾ]), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented in drawing. Today, some consider him one of the most important figures in Spanish literature, and is considered by some as the most read writer after Miguel de Cervantes. He adopted the alias of Bécquer as his brother Valeriano Bécquer, a painter, had done earlier. He was associated with the romanticism and post-romanticism movements and wrote while realism enjoyed success in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer is the 1,042nd most popular writer (down from 971st in 2019), the 336th most popular biography from Spain (down from 311th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Spanish Writer.

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer is most famous for his poetry, which is often about love and the beauty of nature.

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Among writers, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer ranks 1,042 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Malory, August von Kotzebue, John Malalas, Božena Němcová, Charles De Coster, and Edmund Spenser. After him are Persius, Bertran de Born, Mary Higgins Clark, James Hadley Chase, John Dryden, and Jacques Clément.

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Among people born in 1836, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer ranks 15. Before him are Henri Fantin-Latour, Ferdinand Cheval, Marie Henriette of Austria, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Władysław Tarnowski, and Thomas Hill Green. After him are James Tissot, Jules Chéret, Hassan I of Morocco, Joseph Chamberlain, Princess Anna of Prussia, and Jarosław Dąbrowski. Among people deceased in 1870, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer ranks 14. Before him are Alexander Herzen, Francisco Solano López, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Gabriel Lamé, and Saverio Mercadante. After him are Princess Louise of Prussia, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Heinrich Gustav Magnus, Victor Noir, Anthony Mary Claret, and Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer ranks 336 out of 3,355. Before him are Teresa Berganza (1933), Eusebi Güell (1846), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Eduardo Chillida (1924), Ramiro II of León (898), and Andrés Iniesta (1984). After him are Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907), Severo Ochoa (1905), Ferdinand IV of Castile (1285), Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder (30), Yolande of Aragon (1384), and Emilio Butragueño (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer ranks 33. Before him are Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Prudentius (348), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Silius Italicus (26), Benito Pérez Galdós (1843), and Abraham Abulafia (1240). After him are Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Jorge Semprún (1923), Rosalía de Castro (1837), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), and Joanot Martorell (1415).

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