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WRITER

José Maria de Eça de Queirós

1845 - 1900

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José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ mɐˈɾiɐ ðɨ ˈɛsɐ ðɨ kɐjˈɾɔʃ]; 25 November 1845 – 16 August 1900) is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flaubert. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Maria de Eça de Queirós has received more than 140,326 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). José Maria de Eça de Queirós is the 1,230th most popular writer (up from 1,290th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 101st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Maria de Eça de Queirós ranks 1,230 out of 5,755. Before him are Victorien Sardou, Antipater of Sidon, Nizar Qabbani, Bolesław Prus, Al-Khansa, and Gottfried Benn. After him are Ljudevit Gaj, Andrei Platonov, Quintus Fabius Pictor, Yosa Buson, Babrius, and Poul Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1845, José Maria de Eça de Queirós ranks 23. Before him are George Darwin, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Ion Ivanovici, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Gustaf de Laval, and Princess Sophie of Saxony. After him are Infanta Antónia of Portugal, Laura Marx, Leopold Auer, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Mary Ann Nichols, and Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover. Among people deceased in 1900, José Maria de Eça de Queirós ranks 23. Before him are Francis, Duke of Teck, Mary Kingsley, Emil Škoda, Osman Nuri Pasha, Armand David, and Princess Josephine of Baden. After him are François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville, Frederic Edwin Church, Naim Frashëri, Birsa Munda, Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, and Zdeněk Fibich.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, José Maria de Eça de Queirós ranks 108 out of 555. Before him are Tristão da Cunha (1460), Óscar Carmona (1869), Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), and António Costa (1961). After him are Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), Infanta Antónia of Portugal (1845), Isabel of Coimbra (1432), Joseph Nasi (1524), Rui Costa (1972), and Karl Nesselrode (1780).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, José Maria de Eça de Queirós ranks 6. Before him are José Saramago (1922), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Luís de Camões (1524), Denis of Portugal (1261), and Judah Leon Abravanel (1460). After him are Gil Vicente (1465), João de Barros (1496), Tomé Pires (1468), Camilo Castelo Branco (1825), Almeida Garrett (1799), and Luís Fróis (1532).

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