WRITER

José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi

1776 - 1827

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José Joaquín Eugenio Fernández de Lizardi Gutiérrez (November 15, 1776 – June 21, 1827) was a Mexican writer, journalist, and political thinker best known for his pioneering role in Latin American literature and early journalism in the 19th century. He is widely recognized as one of the first novelists in the Americas, particularly for his novel El Periquillo Sarniento (The Mangy Parrot), which began publication in 1816 and is considered the first novel written and published in Latin America. The work blends satire, moral commentary, and social criticism in a narrative influenced by the Enlightenment ideals of reason and reform. Lizardi lived through the final years of New Spain and the early stages of Mexican independence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi is the 4,674th most popular writer (up from 4,843rd in 2019), the 235th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 244th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Mexican Writer.

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Among writers, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi ranks 4,674 out of 7,302. Before him are Felix Dahn, William Wharton, Agapius of Hierapolis, Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, Shel Silverstein, and Eliška Krásnohorská. After him are Amelia Edwards, Maksim Tank, Mykola Zerov, Tomás Eloy Martínez, Bhalchandra Nemade, and Chen Zi'ang.

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Among people born in 1776, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi ranks 38. Before him are Bernardino Drovetti, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, Ignaz von Seyfried, Henri Dutrochet, Amelia of Nassau-Weilburg, and Hirata Atsutane. After him are Sydney, Lady Morgan, Dániel Berzsenyi, Charles Hamilton Smith, George M. Bibb, and Amos Eaton. Among people deceased in 1827, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi ranks 33. Before him are Pōmare III, Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, Hugh Clapperton, János Bihari, François Fournier-Sarlovèze, and Antoine Nicolas Duchesne. After him are Henry Salt, Charles Willson Peale, Rufus King, and Israel Pickens.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi ranks 235 out of 729. Before him are Francisco Cabañas (1912), Alberto Del Rio (1977), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), Mariano Paredes (1797), Valentín Canalizo (1794), and Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834). After him are Rosenda Monteros (1935), Diego Luna (1979), Juan José Arreola (1921), Cesar Millan (1969), Francisco Jara (1941), and Félix María Zuloaga (1813).

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Among WRITERS In Mexico

Among writers born in Mexico, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi ranks 16. Before him are Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928), José Emilio Pacheco (1939), Don Miguel Ruiz (1952), Amado Nervo (1870), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), and Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834). After him are Juan José Arreola (1921), Cesar Millan (1969), Carlos Monsiváis (1938), Martín Luis Guzmán (1887), Roberto Orci (1973), and Carlton Cuse (1959).

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