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Mariano José de Larra

1809 - 1837

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Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro (24 March 1809 – 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th-century Spanish society, and focused on both the politics and customs of his time. Larra lived long enough to prove himself a great prose-writer during the 19th century. He wrote at great speed with the constant fear of censor before his eyes, although no sign of haste is discernible in his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mariano José de Larra is the 2,148th most popular writer (down from 2,019th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 703rd in 2019) and the 80th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mariano José de Larra ranks 2,148 out of 7,302. Before him are John Kennedy Toole, Alberto Manguel, Paul Hazard, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Caecilius Statius, and Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe. After him are Asma bint Marwan, Andal, Brian Tracy, Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, Yevgenia Ginzburg, and Miguel Delibes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1809, Mariano José de Larra ranks 31. Before him are Juan Donoso Cortés, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, Edwin Freiherr von Manteuffel, Hannibal Hamlin, and Sebastián Iradier. After him are Edward FitzGerald, François Certain de Canrobert, Karl Koch, Prince Charles of Hesse and by Rhine, Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky, and Jules Favre. Among people deceased in 1837, Mariano José de Larra ranks 26. Before him are Ludwig Börne, 10th Dalai Lama, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, Marguerite Gérard, François-Xavier Fabre, and John Latham. After him are Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, William George Horner, Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli, Gaspar del Bufalo, Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, and Louis-Sébastien Lenormand.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Mariano José de Larra ranks 732 out of 3,355. Before him are La Belle Otero (1868), Camarón de la Isla (1950), Sebastián Iradier (1809), Eleanor of Castile (1191), Elsa Pataky (1976), and Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne (1177). After him are Miguel Delibes (1920), Txiki Begiristain (1964), Abd al-Rahman V (1001), Fernando Morientes (1976), Bonosus (300), and Pedro (1987).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Mariano José de Larra ranks 80. Before him are Juan Goytisolo (1931), Juan Donoso Cortés (1809), Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas (1791), Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (1080), Jaume Cabré (1947), and Salvador de Madariaga (1886). After him are Miguel Delibes (1920), Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Jorge Manrique (1440), Ana María Matute (1925), Francesc Eiximenis (1330), and Fernando de Rojas (1470).

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