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Ángel Ganivet

1865 - 1898

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Ángel Ganivet García (13 December 1865 – 29 November 1898) was a Spanish writer and diplomat. He was considered a precursor to the Generation of '98. On 29 November 1898, disillusioned in love, Ganivet drowned himself in the Daugava River. Nearly failing in his attempt, he was first rescued but managed to throw himself into the river again. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ángel Ganivet is the 5,002nd most popular writer (up from 5,061st in 2019), the 1,554th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,566th in 2019) and the 181st most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Ángel Ganivet ranks 5,002 out of 7,302. Before him are William Dean Howells, Eduard Bagritsky, Ranko Marinković, Manuel Alegre, Alexander Kazantsev, and Greg Egan. After him are Marin Sorescu, Nikolai Tikhonov, John O'Hara, Viivi Luik, Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan, and Archpoet.

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Among people born in 1865, Ángel Ganivet ranks 144. Before him are Walter Leistikow, Uchida Kōsai, Walter Frederick Gale, Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Madison Grant, and Olavo Bilac. After him are Paul Raud, Hermann Hirt, Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević, Vladimir Bogoraz, Ferdinand Feyerick, and John Stanley Plaskett. Among people deceased in 1898, Ángel Ganivet ranks 70. Before him are James Hall, Félix María Zuloaga, Osbert Salvin, Hermann Wilhelm Vogel, Adolfo Farsari, and Wilford Woodruff. After him are Karl Knies, Luiza Pesjak, Emil Hartmann, Henry Liddell, Yelena Polenova, and John Hopkinson.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ángel Ganivet ranks 1,554 out of 3,355. Before him are Ángel Atienza (1931), Luis Marín (1906), José Callejón (1987), Gregorio Fuentes (1897), Emilio Rodríguez (1923), and Antonio Creus (1924). After him are Abel Resino (1960), León Felipe (1884), Antonia San Juan (1961), Adrián (1987), Emilio Zapico (1944), and Pedro Solbes (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ángel Ganivet ranks 181. Before him are Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (1949), Terenci Moix (1942), Gabriel Aresti (1933), Álvaro Pombo (1939), and Juan de Mena (1411). After him are León Felipe (1884), Xosé María Díaz Castro (1914), Gabriel Miró (1879), María Teresa León (1903), Manuel Machado (1874), and Antonio Gamoneda (1931).

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