WRITER

Josefina Pla

1903 - 1999

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María Josefina Teodora Plá Guerra Galvany (9 November 1903 in Isla de Lobos, Canary Islands, Spain – 11 January 1999 in Asunción, Paraguay) was a Spanish-born poet, playwright, journalist, art critic, sculptor, ceramicist, and historian. She has been described as "the most influential woman in Paraguayan cultural matters in the twentieth century." She received numerous awards and distinctions for her artistic and literary work, for defending human rights and the equality between men and women. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josefina Pla has received more than 28,111 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Josefina Pla is the 3,941st most popular writer (up from 3,997th in 2019), the 1,254th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,214th in 2019) and the 139th most popular Spanish Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Los Animales Blancos Y Otros Cuentos
2002
Poesía paraguaya
1989
El teatro en el Paraguay
1967
Invención de la muerte
1965
Las artes plásticas en el Paraguay
Art, Paraguayan, History, Paraguayan Art
1967
El teatro en el Paraguay
Theater
1967
Las artesanías en el Paraguay
Handicraft, Artisans
1969
Historia y catálogo del Museo de Bellas Artes
Art, Catalogs, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
1970
La ceramica popular paraguaya
Paraguayan Pottery, Folk art
1994
El teatro en el Paraguay
Theater
1967
Historia y catálogo del Museo de Bellas Artes
Art, Catalogs, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
1970
Las artesanías en el Paraguay
Handicraft, Artisans
1969
La ceramica popular paraguaya
Paraguayan Pottery, Folk art
1994
Invención de la muerte
1965
Las artes plásticas en el Paraguay
Art, Paraguayan, History, Paraguayan Art
1967
La ceramica popular paraguaya
Paraguayan Pottery, Folk art
1994
Historia y catálogo del Museo de Bellas Artes
Art, Catalogs, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
1970
Las artesanías en el Paraguay
Handicraft, Artisans
1969
El teatro en el Paraguay
Theater
1967
La ceramica popular paraguaya
Paraguayan Pottery, Folk art
1994
El teatro en el Paraguay
Theater
1967
Historia y catálogo del Museo de Bellas Artes
Art, Catalogs, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
1970
Invención de la muerte
1965
La ceramica popular paraguaya
Paraguayan Pottery, Folk art
1994
Historia y catálogo del Museo de Bellas Artes
Art, Catalogs, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
1970
Las artesanías en el Paraguay
Handicraft, Artisans
1969
Historia y catálogo del Museo de Bellas Artes
Art, Catalogs, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
1970
Las artes plásticas en el Paraguay
Art, Paraguayan, History, Paraguayan Art
1967
Invención de la muerte
1965
Las artes plásticas en el Paraguay
Art, Paraguayan, History, Paraguayan Art
1967
Las artesanías en el Paraguay
Handicraft, Artisans
1969
Invención de la muerte
1965
La ceramica popular paraguaya
Paraguayan Pottery, Folk art
1994
Las artes plásticas en el Paraguay
Art, Paraguayan, History, Paraguayan Art
1967
El teatro en el Paraguay
Theater
1967
Invención de la muerte
1965
Las artes plásticas en el Paraguay
Art, Paraguayan, History, Paraguayan Art
1967
Las artesanías en el Paraguay
Handicraft, Artisans
1969
El teatro en el Paraguay
Theater
1967

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Josefina Pla ranks 3,941 out of 7,302. Before her are Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, Francisco Coloane, Aleksei Kruchyonykh, Elizabeth Strout, James Thurber, and William of Apulia. After her are Vera Komissarzhevskaya, John Norman, Arundhati Roy, Yuri Rytkheu, Anton Delvig, and Léon-Paul Fargue.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Josefina Pla ranks 197. Before her are Ivan Galamian, Germán Busch, Rafael Paasio, Dean Jagger, Ferdinand Adams, and Nico Diederichs. After her are Alejandro Casona, Theo Lingen, Mary Norton, Domingo Tarasconi, Morgan Taylor, and Nils Ramm. Among people deceased in 1999, Josefina Pla ranks 152. Before her are Ruth Roman, Primo Nebiolo, Yevgeny Morgunov, Nilde Iotti, Grete Stern, and Carlos Hathcock. After her are Minoru Chiaki, Riccardo Cucciolla, Rudolf Kárpáti, Henry Carlsson, Tatevik Sazandaryan, and Alfred Bickel.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josefina Pla ranks 1,254 out of 3,355. Before her are Rosa Maria Sardà (1941), Sergi Bruguera (1971), Chendo (1961), Joaquín Almunia (1948), Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche (1392), and Sergi López (1965). After her are Paul Naschy (1934), Benito Floro (1952), Gloria Fuertes (1917), Arturo Soria y Mata (1844), Alejandro Casona (1903), and Carlos Moyá (1976).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Josefina Pla ranks 139. Before her are Lola Anglada (1892), Antonio Buero Vallejo (1916), Ramiro de Maeztu (1875), Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Juan Valera y Alcalá-Galiano (1824), and Fernando de Herrera (1534). After her are Gloria Fuertes (1917), Alejandro Casona (1903), Joan Alcover (1854), Lope de Rueda (1500), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), and Diego Durán (1537).

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