WRITER

Jacint Verdaguer

1845 - 1902

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Jacint Verdaguer i Santaló (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒəˈsim bəɾðəˈɣej səntəl'o]; 17 May 1845 – 10 June 1902) was a Catalan writer, regarded as one of the greatest poets of Catalan literature and a prominent literary figure of the Renaixença, a cultural revival movement of the late Romantic era. The bishop Josep Torras i Bages, one of the main figures of Catalan nationalism, called him the "Prince of Catalan poets". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacint Verdaguer has received more than 93,805 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacint Verdaguer is the 1,183rd most popular writer (up from 1,869th in 2019), the 384th most popular biography from Spain (up from 648th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacint Verdaguer ranks 1,183 out of 7,302Before him are Kenji Miyazawa, Hristo Botev, Arne Garborg, John Jacob Astor IV, Ephraim Kishon, and Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus. After him are Namdev, Meng Haoran, Samuel Butler, Sophia Tolstaya, Laura Marx, and Adolfo Bioy Casares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, Jacint Verdaguer ranks 23Before him are Ion Ivanovici, George Darwin, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Gustaf de Laval, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, and Franz Ehrle. After him are Laura Marx, José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Mary Ann Nichols, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Isidor Straus, and Leopold Auer. Among people deceased in 1902, Jacint Verdaguer ranks 13Before him are Maria Goretti, Marie Henriette of Austria, Francis, Duke of Cádiz, Richard von Krafft-Ebing, Ion Ivanovici, and Albert of Saxony. After him are Henryk Siemiradzki, James Tissot, Victor D'Hondt, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, and Albert Bierstadt.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Jacint Verdaguer ranks 384 out of 3,355Before him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Teresa Berganza (1933), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), Enrique Simonet (1866), and Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (1782). After him are Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco (1926), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Francisco Rabal (1926), Theudis (470), and Ramiro II of León (898).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Jacint Verdaguer ranks 43Before him are Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Joseph Karo (1488), Fernando Arrabal (1932), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Rosalía de Castro (1837), and Mercè Rodoreda (1908). After him are Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Javier Marías (1951), Ildefonsus (607), Joanot Martorell (1415), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), and Rafael Alberti (1902).