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 22,712 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferreira de Castro is the 5,346th most popular writer (down from 4,513th in 2019), the 359th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 301st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Portuguese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 23k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.44

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

A selva
A lã e a neve
Intertextuality in Music
Music, history and criticism, Music, History and criticism
Amilcar de Castro
Artists, Catalogs, Exhibitions
Terra fria
A selva

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ferreira de Castro ranks 5,346 out of 7,302Before 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 237Before 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 202Before 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 359 out of 633Before 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).

Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Ferreira de Castro ranks 32Before 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).