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Gerardo Diego

1896 - 1987

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Gerardo Diego Cendoya (October 3, 1896 – July 8, 1987) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27. Diego taught language and literature at institutes of learning in Soria, Gijón, Santander and Madrid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerardo Diego has received more than 49,731 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerardo Diego is the 4,409th most popular writer (down from 3,991st in 2019), the 1,361st most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,212th in 2019) and the 156th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 49.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Gerardo Diego ranks 4,409 out of 7,302. Before him are Yuri Bondarev, Paul Bekker, Radclyffe Hall, Géza Csáth, Philip Reeve, and Anna Katharine Green. After him are Abdul Rahman Munif, Kikkuli, Greg Bear, Janwillem van de Wetering, Raghunath Murmu, and Mykola Kulish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Gerardo Diego ranks 181. Before him are Fritz Julius Kuhn, Jessie Royce Landis, Yu Dafu, Edvin Wide, Walter Lang, and Sofya Yanovskaya. After him are Kathleen McKane Godfree, Jaromír Weinberger, Frederick Browning, Marguerite Laugier, Frank Loomis, and Mordecai Ardon. Among people deceased in 1987, Gerardo Diego ranks 159. Before him are Princess Pilar of Bavaria, Madeleine Carroll, Tuvia Bielski, Giovanni Arpino, Gioacchino Colombo, and Roderich Menzel. After him are Kristjan Palusalu, Paul Janes, Georges Buchard, Ralph Nelson, Georg Muche, and Joseph Höffner.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gerardo Diego ranks 1,361 out of 3,355. Before him are Manuel José Quintana (1772), Vicente Espinel (1550), Manuel Machado (1874), Alfonso Guerra (1940), Delfí Geli (1969), and Manuel Portela Valladares (1867). After him are Emilio Arrieta (1823), Paco Godia (1921), Javi Martínez (1988), José Díaz (1895), Félix María de Samaniego (1745), and Rodri (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Gerardo Diego ranks 156. Before him are Txillardegi (1929), Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579), Francisco Umbral (1932), Manuel José Quintana (1772), Vicente Espinel (1550), and Manuel Machado (1874). After him are Félix María de Samaniego (1745), Jesús Moncada (1941), Terenci Moix (1942), Quim Monzó (1952), Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa (1750), and María de Zayas (1590).

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