WRITER

Almeida Garrett

1799 - 1854

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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (Portuguese pronunciation: [alˈmɐjðɐ ɣɐˈʁɛtɨ]; 4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm. A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist. He proposed the construction of the D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Almeida Garrett has received more than 177,704 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Almeida Garrett is the 2,132nd most popular writer (down from 2,078th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 175th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Portuguese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

O arco de Sant'Ana
1900
Frei Luiz de Sousa
Drama, Accessible book
1907
Portugal na balança da Europa
Foreign relations, History, Accessible book
1830
Camões
Poetry
1825
Viagens na minha terra
Description and travel
1846
Frei Luís de Sousa
Drama
1935

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Almeida Garrett ranks 2,132 out of 7,302. Before him are Pavel Kohout, Savitri Devi, Guðbergur Bergsson, Daqiqi, Aphra Behn, and Luís Fróis. After him are Kenneth Grahame, William Caxton, Salvador de Madariaga, Jean Bolland, Rachel Bluwstein, and Sven Nordqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Almeida Garrett ranks 21. Before him are Karl Adolph von Basedow, Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, John Lindley, Vincenz Priessnitz, Countess of Ségur, and René Caillié. After him are Ferenc Gyulay, Duchess Amelia of Württemberg, Jedediah Smith, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony, Duchess Marie of Württemberg, and Ludwig Rellstab. Among people deceased in 1854, Almeida Garrett ranks 16. Before him are Józef Elsner, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Zénaïde Bonaparte, Fructuoso Rivera, John Martin, and Kamehameha III. After him are Marcellin Marbot, Jeremias Gotthelf, Pierre Alphonse Laurent, Samuel Wilson, Nicolás Bravo, and Vatroslav Lisinski.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Almeida Garrett ranks 183 out of 633. Before him are Paulo Sousa (1970), Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429), Sérgio Conceição (1974), Ricardo Carvalho (1978), Bartolomeu Perestrello (1400), and Luís Fróis (1532). After him are Nuno Gonçalves (1500), Beatrice of Portugal (1347), Alexandrina of Balazar (1904), Cristóvão da Gama (1516), Francisco de Sá Carneiro (1934), and Estêvão Gomes (1484).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Almeida Garrett ranks 11. Before him are José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Gil Vicente (1465), João de Barros (1496), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), and Luís Fróis (1532). After him are Tomé Pires (1468), António Vieira (1608), Mariana Alcoforado (1640), Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919), Alexandre Herculano (1810), and Miguel Torga (1907).

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