WRITER

José Eustasio Rivera

1888 - 1928

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José Eustasio Rivera Salas (February 19, 1888 – December 1, 1928) was a Colombian lawyer and author primarily known for his national epic The Vortex. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Eustasio Rivera has received more than 58,641 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). José Eustasio Rivera is the 5,059th most popular writer (down from 4,669th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Colombia (down from 76th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Colombian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 59k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Tierra de promisión
1945
La vorágine
1938
The vortex
1935
Obra literaria
1988
La vorágine
1928
Tierra de promisión
1938

Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 5,059 out of 7,302. Before him are Mikalojus Daukša, Frank O'Hara, Roger Vercel, Jean Cassou, Kama Sywor Kamanda, and Béatrix Beck. After him are Eliza Acton, Ángel Ganivet, Stijn Streuvels, Álvares de Azevedo, León Felipe, and Edwin Atherstone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 204. Before him are Eduardo Santos, Dora Gabe, Beulah Louise Henry, Paul Peter Ewald, Alfred Asikainen, and Martin Benka. After him are Rexhep Mitrovica, Florence La Badie, Sándor Pósta, Grey Owl, Carlo Agostini, and Seán Lester. Among people deceased in 1928, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 95. Before him are Leon Benois, Kurt Behrens, Martin Kukučín, Gunnar Knudsen, Klabund, and Paul van Ostaijen. After him are Gunnar Setterwall, Andrew Fisher, Theodore Roberts, Georges Passerieu, Jean Collas, and Maria Yermolova.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 85 out of 356. Before him are José María Obando (1795), Rafael Reyes (1849), Rodrigo Valdez (1946), Fernando Vallejo (1942), Carlos Bacca (1986), and Rodrigo García (1959). After him are Hernán Gaviria (1969), Timoleón Jiménez (1959), Jorge Luis Pinto (1952), Joe Arroyo (1955), Miguel Antonio Caro (1843), and Miguel Abadía Méndez (1867).

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Among WRITERS In Colombia

Among writers born in Colombia, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 7. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Álvaro Mutis (1923), Samael Aun Weor (1917), Jorge Isaacs (1837), and Fernando Vallejo (1942). After him are Laura Restrepo (1950), and Juan Gabriel Vásquez (1973).

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