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Ramón Gómez de la Serna

1888 - 1963

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Ramón Gómez de la Serna y Puig (July 3, 1888 – January 13, 1963), born in Madrid, was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He strongly influenced surrealist film maker Luis Buñuel. Ramón Gómez de la Serna was especially known for "Greguería", a short form of poetry that roughly corresponds to the one-liner in comedy. The Gregueria is especially able to grant a new and often humorous perspective. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramón Gómez de la Serna is the 2,850th most popular writer (up from 2,883rd in 2019), the 954th most popular biography from Spain (up from 955th in 2019) and the 101st most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Ramón Gómez de la Serna ranks 2,850 out of 7,302. Before him are Ricarda Huch, Kader Abdolah, Uladzimir Karatkievich, Roy Medvedev, Massimo Bontempelli, and Benjamin Fondane. After him are Per Petterson, Theodore Prodromos, Adam Michnik, Francis de Laporte de Castelnau, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, and Samson Raphael Hirsch.

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Among people born in 1888, Ramón Gómez de la Serna ranks 116. Before him are Carl Hilpert, Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, James Waddell Alexander II, Sophus Nielsen, Kaarel Eenpalu, and Marcel L'Herbier. After him are Archduchess Isabella of Austria, Josef Beran, Hans Graf von Sponeck, Friedrich Wolf, Sigfried Giedion, and Joachim Lemelsen. Among people deceased in 1963, Ramón Gómez de la Serna ranks 88. Before him are Adrian Carton de Wiart, Alfred Wünnenberg, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, Luis Cernuda, Pascual Ortiz Rubio, and Sophus Nielsen. After him are Marie Marvingt, André Maschinot, Shinobu Ishihara, Adolphe Menjou, Joseph Sweeney, and Alan Gardiner.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ramón Gómez de la Serna ranks 954 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Boscán Almogáver (1490), Juan Belmonte (1892), Álvaro Arbeloa (1983), Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (1213), Baldomero Espartero (1793), and Joseph Oller (1839). After him are Manolo Escobar (1931), Bojan Krkić (1990), Miguel Ángel Nadal (1966), Francisco Bru (1885), Josep Maria Jujol (1879), and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ramón Gómez de la Serna ranks 101. Before him are Ramón Sampedro (1943), Francisco Ayala (1906), Luis Cernuda (1902), Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760), Bernardo Atxaga (1951), and Juan Boscán Almogáver (1490). After him are Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978), Lucía Sánchez Saornil (1895), Joan Alcover (1854), José Martínez Ruiz (1873), Lola Anglada (1892), and Robert de Nola (1500).

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