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Juan Ramón Jiménez

1881 - 1958

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Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (Spanish pronunciation: [xwan raˈmoŋ xiˈmeneθ manteˈkon]; 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity". One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the concept of "pure poetry". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan Ramón Jiménez is the 564th most popular writer (down from 502nd in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Spain (down from 141st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Spanish Writer.

Juan Ramón Jiménez is most famous for his poetry. He was born in 1881 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and died in 1958.

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Among writers, Juan Ramón Jiménez ranks 564 out of 7,302. Before him are Elie Wiesel, Anthony Burgess, Tom Clancy, James Hilton, Salvatore Quasimodo, and Beatrix Potter. After him are Sayat-Nova, Frontinus, Sidney Sheldon, Frederick Forsyth, Arthur Koestler, and Alfred Jarry.

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Among people born in 1881, Juan Ramón Jiménez ranks 35. Before him are Irving Langmuir, Alcide De Gasperi, Ettore Bugatti, L. E. J. Brouwer, Walter Rudolf Hess, and Georg von Küchler. After him are Władysław Sikorski, George Enescu, Maximilian von Weichs, King Oliver, François Darlan, and Natalia Goncharova. Among people deceased in 1958, Juan Ramón Jiménez ranks 17. Before him are Ernest Lawrence, John B. Watson, Abul Kalam Azad, Maurice de Vlaminck, Milutin Milanković, and Rudolf von Laban. After him are Maurice Gamelin, Lion Feuchtwanger, G. E. Moore, Georges Rouault, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, and John Boland.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Ramón Jiménez ranks 159 out of 3,355. Before him are Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Matilde Camus (1919), James II of Aragon (1267), John II of Castile (1405), and Amaro Pargo (1678). After him are Mariana Victoria of Spain (1718), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), Paco Rabanne (1934), Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Ferdinand I of Naples (1423), and Al-Hakam II (915).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Juan Ramón Jiménez ranks 14. Before him are Jacinto Benavente (1866), Martial (40), Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), and Matilde Camus (1919). After him are Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Joan Fuster (1922), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Luis de Góngora (1561), and Leo Africanus (1494).

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