WRITER

José Hierro

1922 - 2002

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José Hierro del Real (born 3 April 1922 in Madrid, Spain – died 21 December 2002 in Madrid, Spain), sometimes colloquially called Pepe Hierro, was a Spanish poet. He belonged to the so-called postwar generation, within the rootless and existential poetry streams. He wrote for both Espadaña and Garcilaso magazines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Hierro has received more than 30,679 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. José Hierro is the 5,758th most popular writer (down from 5,282nd in 2019), the 1,798th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,614th in 2019) and the 201st most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 45.07

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Quinta del 42
1952
Libro de las alucinaciones
1964
Poesías completas
2009
Sistema de responsabilidad médica
2007
Cuanto sé de mí
1957
¿Qué puede la poesía?
2002

Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Hierro ranks 5,758 out of 7,302. Before him are Memnon of Heraclea, C. L. R. James, Julia Hartwig, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Wendela Hebbe, and August Alle. After him are Markus Zusak, Leena Krohn, Dániel Berzsenyi, Diana Der Hovanessian, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, and Vincenzo Consolo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, José Hierro ranks 369. Before him are Ray Anthony, Nino Bibbia, Derek J. de Solla Price, Pauline Baynes, Rauf Hajiyev, and Fritz Riess. After him are Les Baxter, Regina Resnik, Raffaele La Capria, Kathleen Booth, Rosendo Hernández, and Antoine Blondin. Among people deceased in 2002, José Hierro ranks 281. Before him are Dee Brown, Kees Mijnders, Vladimir Vasyutin, Lily Carlstedt, Regīna Ezera, and Ruth Williams Khama. After him are Daniel Pearl, Katya Paskaleva, Bill Bruce, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Geoffrey Crossley, and Hellmuth Marx.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Hierro ranks 1,798 out of 3,355. Before him are Miguel Mihura (1905), Kiko Casilla (1986), Pedro Casado (1937), Luis Alberto (1992), Jehuda Cresques (1350), and Kiko (1972). After him are Daniel Parejo (1989), Oona Chaplin (1986), Feliciano López (1981), Loyola de Palacio (1950), Antonio Ozores (1928), and Carmen Calvo Poyato (1957).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José Hierro ranks 201. Before him are Blas de Otero (1916), Elvira Lindo (1962), Valentín Paz-Andrade (1898), Manuel Rivas (1957), José Manuel Caballero (1926), and Miguel Mihura (1905). After him are Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1832), Arantxa Urretabizkaia (1947), Dolores Redondo (1969), Xosé María Díaz Castro (1914), José Amador de los Ríos (1818), and Álvaro Pombo (1939).

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