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José de Espronceda

1808 - 1842

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José Ignacio Javier Oriol Encarnación de Espronceda y Delgado (25 March 1808 – 23 May 1842) was a Romantic Spanish poet, one of the most representative authors of the 19th century. He was influenced by Eugenio de Ochoa, Federico Madrazo, Alfred Tennyson, Richard Chenevix Trench and Diego de Alvear. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José de Espronceda is the 1,450th most popular writer (up from 1,899th in 2019), the 495th most popular biography from Spain (up from 662nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, José de Espronceda ranks 1,450 out of 7,302. Before him are Francesco Maria Piave, Du Mu, Christine Nöstlinger, Javier Marías, Alice Walker, and Salawat Yulayev. After him are Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, Marie Anne Lenormand, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Magda Szabó, J. G. Ballard, and Evelyn Waugh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1808, José de Espronceda ranks 22. Before him are Mohammad Shah Qajar, Thomas Cook, George Robert Gray, Princess Louise of Prussia, Nimatullah Kassab, and Wilhelm Weitling. After him are Henrik Wergeland, Solomon Northup, Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Mindon Min, and Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. Among people deceased in 1842, José de Espronceda ranks 14. Before him are Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Robert Smith, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, Shah Shujah Durrani, Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, and Peter Fendi. After him are Dominique Jean Larrey, Pierre Cambronne, Charles Bell, Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Francisco Morazán, and Sándor Kőrösi Csoma.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José de Espronceda ranks 495 out of 3,355. Before him are Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre (1363), Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia (1953), Al-Mundhir of Córdoba (842), Erwig (642), Remedios Varo (1908), and Federico Mayor Zaragoza (1934). After him are Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), Aurelius of Asturias (740), Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963), Juan de Herrera (1530), Luis de Molina (1535), and Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (1498).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José de Espronceda ranks 47. Before him are Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Pío Baroja (1872), José de Acosta (1540), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), and Javier Marías (1951). After him are Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), Ibn al-Khatib (1313), Rafael Alberti (1902), Ausiàs March (1400), Sabino Arana (1865), and Joseph Karo (1488).

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