WRITER

Alberto Hurtado

1901 - 1952

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Alberto Hurtado, SJ (Latin American Spanish: [alˈβeɾto wɾˈtaðo]; born Luis Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga; January 22, 1901 – August 18, 1952), popularly known as Padre Hurtado, was a Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker, and writer of Basque ancestry. He founded the Hogar de Cristo foundation in 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alberto Hurtado has received more than 164,885 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Alberto Hurtado is the 3,851st most popular writer (down from 3,610th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Chile (down from 65th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Chilean Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

El paraíso del diablo
1966
Padre Hurtado
Catholic Church, Church history, Doctrines
1994
Humanismo social
Catholic Church, Social conditions, Education
1947
Fundación de la ciudad española de Jauja
1938
Nariño, tierra y espíritu
History
1982
¿Es Chile un país católico?
Catholic Church, Church and social problems
2008

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alberto Hurtado ranks 3,851 out of 7,302. Before him are Maurice Schumann, Marianne Moore, Paul Fort, Geo Milev, Robert Pinget, and Antun Mihanović. After him are Han Kang, Veniamin Kaverin, Elisaveta Bagriana, Sophia Parnok, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, and Attilâ İlhan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Alberto Hurtado ranks 183. Before him are Henri Sauguet, Ed Begley, Konstantinos Kollias, Gustav Machatý, Jean Mermoz, and Agostinho Fortes Filho. After him are Ivan Pyryev, Mária Mednyánszky, Curt Bois, Haj Ali Razmara, Sekiryo Kaneda, and Grete Hermann. Among people deceased in 1952, Alberto Hurtado ranks 108. Before him are Ludwig Kaas, Karel Lamač, Herman Sörgel, Italo Montemezzi, Teffi, and Albert Bassermann. After him are Elisabeth Schumann, Artur Kapp, Sergey Merkurov, Ernst Streeruwitz, Elmo Lincoln, and Petros Persakis.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Alberto Hurtado ranks 73 out of 321. Before him are José Joaquín Prieto (1786), Cristina Calderón (1928), Manuel Bulnes (1799), Carlos Caszely (1950), William F. Albright (1891), and David Arellano (1902). After him are Francisco Antonio Pinto (1785), Manuel Montt (1809), Jorge Montt (1845), Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768), Francisco Coloane (1910), and Valentina Vargas (1964).

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Among WRITERS In Chile

Among writers born in Chile, Alberto Hurtado ranks 12. Before him are Nicanor Parra (1914), Sergio Badilla Castillo (1947), Antonio Skármeta (1940), José Donoso (1924), Vicente Huidobro (1893), and Cristina Calderón (1928). After him are Francisco Coloane (1910), Jorge Edwards (1931), Gonzalo Rojas (1917), and Snooki (1987).

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