WRITER

Ferreira de Castro

1898 - 1974

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José Maria Ferreira de Castro (24 May 1898 – 29 June 1974) was a Portuguese writer and journalist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferreira de Castro has received more than 23,348 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferreira de Castro is the 5,347th most popular writer (down from 4,513th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 301st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Portuguese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ferreira de Castro ranks 5,347 out of 7,302. Before him are David S. Goyer, Dahlia Ravikovitch, Abu Isa al-Warraq, Sahakdukht, Frank Schätzing, and Tsendiin Damdinsüren. After him are Dan Pagis, Abdulla Aliş, Tom Peters, Birago Diop, Vernon Lee, and Jane Bowles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ferreira de Castro ranks 237. Before him are Nalini Bala Devi, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, Maryse Bastié, Alfredo Duhalde, Charles Bouvier, and Gregor Wentzel. After him are Leonard Howell, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Maria Klenova, Scott O'Dell, Fedde Schurer, and Petar Gabrovski. Among people deceased in 1974, Ferreira de Castro ranks 202. Before him are Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, Frank Hussey, Otto Kruger, Aldo Palazzeschi, Begum Akhtar, and Arthur Crudup. After him are Gerhard Lamprecht, Jaime Torres Bodet, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Marieluise Fleißer, José Vidal, and Cornelius Lanczos.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ferreira de Castro ranks 360 out of 633. Before him are Pedro Costa (1958), António Oliveira (1952), Félix de Avelar Brotero (1744), João Palhinha (1995), Jerónimo de Sousa (1947), and Manuel Duarte (1945). After him are Hélder Postiga (1982), Sara Martins (1977), Germano de Figueiredo (1932), José Luandino Vieira (1935), Fernando Meira (1978), and Tomás António Gonzaga (1744).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Ferreira de Castro ranks 32. Before him are Pêro Vaz de Caminha (1450), Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765), Florbela Espanca (1894), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Manuel Alegre (1936), and Natália Correia (1923). After him are José Luandino Vieira (1935), Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Jorge de Sena (1919), Guerra Junqueiro (1850), and Herberto Hélder (1930).

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