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Benito Pérez Galdós

1843 - 1920

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Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito ˈpeɾeθ ɣalˈdos]; 10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. Pérez Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 major novels, 46 historical novels in five series, 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benito Pérez Galdós has received more than 322,619 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia. Benito Pérez Galdós is the 1,027th most popular writer (down from 949th in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Spain (down from 294th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Spanish Writer.

Benito Pérez Galdós is most famous for his novel "Niebla" which is a story about a man who falls in love with a woman who he sees from afar but is never able to speak to her.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 1,027 out of 7,302. Before him are Egill Skallagrímsson, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Guido Cavalcanti, Persius, Hrotsvitha, and Marguerite Porete. After him are Jean-Claude Carrière, P. D. James, Charles De Coster, B. H. Liddell Hart, Johanna Schopenhauer, and Marshall Rosenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1843, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 18. Before him are Elisabeth of Wied, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, Richard Avenarius, and Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After him are Oscar Montelius, Walther Flemming, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, Georg von Hertling, Henryk Siemiradzki, and Teófilo Braga. Among people deceased in 1920, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 22. Before him are Inessa Armand, Svetozar Boroević, Dmitri Ivanovsky, Rosalia Lombardo, John Reed, and Nectarios of Aegina. After him are Venustiano Carranza, Max Klinger, Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria, Essad Pasha Toptani, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Eleanor H. Porter.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 337 out of 3,355. Before him are Pompeu Fabra (1868), Ferdinand II of León (1137), Joseph Calasanz (1556), Pedro Sánchez (1972), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), and Al-Qurtubi (1214). After him are Peter of Alcantara (1499), Ernesto Valverde (1964), Eulalia of Barcelona (290), Berengaria of Castile (1180), Priscillian (340), and Carmen Maura (1945).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Benito Pérez Galdós ranks 35. Before him are Abraham Abulafia (1240), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Prudentius (348), Juan Antonio Villacañas (1922), and Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867). After him are Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Joseph Karo (1488), Fernando Arrabal (1932), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), and Rosalía de Castro (1837).

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