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Penelope Delta

1874 - 1941

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Penelope Delta (Greek: Πηνελόπη Δέλτα; 24 April 1874 – 2 May 1941) was a Greek author. She is widely celebrated for her contributions to the field of children's literature. Her historical novels have been widely read and have influenced popular modern Greek perceptions of national identity and history. Through her long-time association with Ion Dragoumis, Delta was thrust into the middle of turbulent early-20th-century Greek politics, ranging from the Macedonian Struggle to the National Schism. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Penelope Delta is the 4,402nd most popular writer (down from 4,255th in 2019), the 478th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 473rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among writers, Penelope Delta ranks 4,402 out of 7,302. Before her are Pierre Pithou, Bel Kaufman, Kim Iryeop, Antonio Fogazzaro, Antonio Muñoz Molina, and Konrad von Würzburg. After her are Jakob Balde, Karl von Holtei, FM-2030, Lydia Chukovskaya, Jafar Jabbarly, and Maurice Sachs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Penelope Delta ranks 172. Before her are Sténio Vincent, Carl Størmer, Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, Johannes Baumann, Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, and André Gaudin. After her are Arthur Meighen, Henri Deloge, Ernst Streeruwitz, Albert Capellani, Akaki Chkhenkeli, and Hermann Wilker. Among people deceased in 1941, Penelope Delta ranks 150. Before her are Afife Jale, Hugo Strauß, Louis Brandeis, Sueo Ōe, Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, and Nikolai Gastello. After her are Lev Dovator, Frederick Moloney, Fritz Noether, Émile Nelligan, Hermann Wilker, and Paul von Hintze.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Penelope Delta ranks 478 out of 642. Before her are Khenemetneferhedjet I (-1950), Nadia Gamal (1937), Mahmoud El Khatib (1954), Safiya Zaghloul (1876), Mena Massoud (1991), and Al-Wathiq I (null). After her are Julian Fellowes (1949), Meretseger (-1850), Gamal Al-Ghandour (1957), Andrée Chedid (1920), Majida El Roumi (1956), and Pope Primus of Alexandria (100).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Penelope Delta ranks 48. Before her are Georges Schehadé (1905), Hafez Ibrahim (1872), Bat Ye'or (1933), Mohammed Hussein Heikal (1888), Yusuf Idris (1927), and Abbās al-Aqqād (1889). After her are Andrée Chedid (1920), Sotion (-250), Alifa Rifaat (1930), Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889), Magdi Allam (1952), and Latifa al-Zayyat (1923).

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