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Ricardo Palma

1833 - 1919

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Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (February 7, 1833 – October 6, 1919) was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the Tradiciones peruanas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ricardo Palma is the 4,807th most popular writer (down from 4,018th in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Peru (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Peruvian Writer.

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Among writers, Ricardo Palma ranks 4,807 out of 7,302. Before him are Sevasti Qiriazi, Max Beerbohm, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Béla Illés, Rube Goldberg, and David E. Kelley. After him are Klabund, Muriel Barbery, Anna Enquist, Jan Frans Willems, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, and Hilde Domin.

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Among people born in 1833, Ricardo Palma ranks 72. Before him are Salvador Jovellanos, Baron Karl von Hasenauer, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Johan Ehrnrooth, John Houlding, and Antoine Vollon. After him are Manuel Ruiz Zorrilla, Ferdinand von Saar, José María de Pereda, Artur Hazelius, Georgi Valkovich, and Charles Bradlaugh. Among people deceased in 1919, Ricardo Palma ranks 132. Before him are Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, Géza Csáth, Walter Brack, Hedwig Dohm, Elia Millosevich, and Petre P. Carp. After him are Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky, Spyridon Lambros, Saovabha Phongsri, Camille Erlanger, Manuel Franco, and Henning von Holtzendorff.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Ricardo Palma ranks 96 out of 287. Before him are Antonio Arenas (1808), Keiko Fujimori (1975), Nicolás Lindley López (1908), Manuel Candamo (1841), Manuel Scorza (1928), and Alberto Gallardo (1940). After him are Mario de las Casas (1905), Víctor Benítez (1935), Manuel Merino (1961), Jefferson Farfán (1984), Manuel Márquez Sterling (1872), and Micaela Bastidas (1744).

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Among WRITERS In Peru

Among writers born in Peru, Ricardo Palma ranks 10. Before him are Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), César Vallejo (1892), Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), José Carlos Mariátegui (1894), José María Arguedas (1911), and Ciro Alegría (1909). After him are Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929), Clorinda Matto de Turner (1854), José Santos Chocano (1875), Alfredo Bryce (1939), and Jaime Bayly (1965).

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