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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 52,260 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. José Eustasio Rivera is the 4,685th most popular writer (down from 4,211th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 117th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Colombian Writer.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 4,685 out of 5,755Before him are Ben Bova, Kārlis Skalbe, Richard Russo, Dashdorjiin Natsagdorj, Han Kang, and Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg. After him are Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, Gesualdo Bufalino, Juan Meléndez Valdés, Niccolò Ammaniti, Linn Ullmann, and Leslie Charteris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 183Before him are Alfred Landé, J. B. Kripalani, Dora Gabe, Margarita Xirgu, Seán Lester, and Hans von Rosen. After him are Kaarlo Koskelo, Robert Moses, Henri Bosco, Carlo Oriani, Paul Peter Ewald, and Donduk Kuular. Among people deceased in 1928, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 87Before him are Ivan Merz, Adela Zamudio, Martin Kukučín, Theodor Curtius, Kostas Karyotakis, and Stefanos Skouloudis. After him are Jane Ellen Harrison, Paul van Ostaijen, Maria Yermolova, Georges Passerieu, Theodore Roberts, and Roman Steinberg.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, José Eustasio Rivera ranks 77 out of 306Before him are Mario Yepes (1976), Freddy Rincón (1966), Carlos Vives (1961), Rafael Reyes (1849), Carlos Bacca (1986), and Eduardo Santos (1888). After him are José María Obando (1795), Gustavo Petro (1960), Antanas Mockus (1952), Juan Carlos Osorio (1961), Timoleón Jiménez (1959), and Hernán Gaviria (1969).

Among WRITERS In Colombia

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