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María Elena Walsh

1930 - 2011

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María Elena Walsh (1 February 1930 – 10 January 2011) was an Argentine poet, novelist, musician, playwright, writer and composer, mainly known for her songs and books for children. Her work includes many of the most popular children's books and songs of all time in her home country. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. María Elena Walsh is the 2,668th most popular writer (down from 2,431st in 2019), the 184th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 159th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Argentinean Writer.

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Among writers, María Elena Walsh ranks 2,668 out of 7,302. Before her are Praxilla, Raul Hilberg, John Wyndham, Louise Colet, Margaret Fuller, and Kjell Askildsen. After her are Xue Tao, Carlos Marighella, Malwida von Meysenbug, Pavlo Tychyna, Heinz G. Konsalik, and Ignacy Krasicki.

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Among people born in 1930, María Elena Walsh ranks 213. Before her are Israel Kirzner, Goro Shimura, Yuri Artyukhin, Kalevi Sorsa, Mildred Dresselhaus, and Dani Karavan. After her are Svatopluk Pluskal, Jean Vincent, Herbert Erhardt, Jean Ferrat, Gastone Nencini, and Stephen Sondheim. Among people deceased in 2011, María Elena Walsh ranks 137. Before her are Varkey Vithayathil, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jack Kevorkian, Cy Twombly, Lazar Mojsov, and Frederick Chiluba. After her are Ali Saibou, Édouard Glissant, Hella Haasse, Jean Bartik, Josef Suk, and Peter Yates.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, María Elena Walsh ranks 184 out of 1,154. Before her are Luis Artime (1938), José Della Torre (1906), Mauro Camoranesi (1976), Raúl Prebisch (1901), Esteban Cambiasso (1980), and Fernando Solanas (1936). After her are Pablo Aimar (1979), Roque Sáenz Peña (1851), Luis Héctor Villalba (1934), Fernando Muslera (1986), Carmelo Simeone (1934), and Walter Samuel (1978).

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Among WRITERS In Argentina

Among writers born in Argentina, María Elena Walsh ranks 12. Before her are Victoria Ocampo (1890), Alejandra Pizarnik (1936), Alberto Manguel (1948), Joseph Kessel (1898), María Kodama (1937), and Esther Vilar (1935). After her are Juan Gelman (1930), Jorge Bucay (1949), Leopoldo Lugones (1874), Roberto Arlt (1900), Olga Orozco (1920), and Esteban Echeverría (1805).

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