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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 27,644 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Josefina Pla is the 4,010th most popular writer (down from 3,920th in 2019), the 1,217th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,158th in 2019) and the 149th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 28k

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  • 48.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Josefina Pla ranks 4,010 out of 5,755Before her are Gerardo Diego, Arno Holz, Yervant Odian, Eduard von Keyserling, Maryana Marrash, and Pherecrates. After her are Juan José Saer, David Mamet, Russell Kirk, Arkady Averchenko, Francisco Umbral, and Guillermo Arriaga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Josefina Pla ranks 199Before her are Yashpal, Ivan Galamian, Nathanael West, Wage Rudolf Supratman, Adolph Gottlieb, and Vladimir Lossky. After her are Theo Lingen, Jack Oakie, Domingo Tarasconi, Lev Dovator, Rafael Paasio, and Nilo Murtinho Braga. Among people deceased in 1999, Josefina Pla ranks 155Before her are Jürgen Moser, Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, Minoru Chiaki, Madeline Kahn, Rolf Liebermann, and Ellen Corby. After her are Quentin Crisp, Muhammetnazar Gapurow, Betty Robinson, Greg, Sarah Kane, and Michael Aris.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josefina Pla ranks 1,217 out of 2,932Before her are Marisol (1948), Francisco Ibáñez Talavera (1936), Manuel Velázquez (1943), Marco Asensio (1996), Gerardo Diego (1896), and Eusebio Sacristán (1964). After her are Francisco Umbral (1932), Jorge Lorenzo (1987), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Víctor Muñoz (1957), Juan Santisteban (1936), and Pascual de Andagoya (1495).

Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Josefina Pla ranks 149Before her are Manuel José Quintana (1772), Joan Alcover (1854), Manuel Machado (1874), Cerverí de Girona (1259), Fernando de Herrera (1534), and Gerardo Diego (1896). After her are Francisco Umbral (1932), Antonio Muñoz Molina (1956), Vicente Espinel (1550), Luis Vélez de Guevara (1579), Quim Monzó (1952), and Corín Tellado (1927).