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José Martínez Ruiz

1873 - 1967

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José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruiz, better known by his pseudonym Azorín (Spanish pronunciation: [aθoˈɾin]; June 8, 1873 – March 2, 1967), was a Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic. José Martínez Ruiz was born in the village of Monòver, Spain in the province of Alicante on 8 June 1873. The outbreak of the Second Spanish Republic saw him re-adopt his old progressive political ideals. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Martínez Ruiz has received more than 103,209 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). José Martínez Ruiz is the 2,959th most popular writer (down from 2,811th in 2019), the 976th most popular biography from Spain (down from 920th in 2019) and the 106th most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, José Martínez Ruiz ranks 2,959 out of 7,302. Before him are Tudor Arghezi, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Étienne Pivert de Senancour, Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Anne Carson, and Jean Echenoz. After him are Morris West, James Rollins, Angela Carter, Louise Weiss, Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, and Robert Burton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, José Martínez Ruiz ranks 93. Before him are Daisy, Princess of Pless, Ramón Castillo, Jaap Eden, Marija Jurić Zagorka, Gyula Peidl, and Richard Wilhelm. After him are Charles Fox Parham, Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, Gustaf John Ramstedt, Michele Besso, Theodoor Hendrik van de Velde, and Leo Baeck. Among people deceased in 1967, José Martínez Ruiz ranks 126. Before him are Richard Ruoff, Victor de Sabata, Enrico Dante, Bob Anderson, Holland Smith, and Tudor Arghezi. After him are Geraldine Farrar, André-Louis Danjon, Antonio Moreno, Péter Palotás, George S. Robertson, and Mikhail Kovalyov.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, José Martínez Ruiz ranks 976 out of 3,355. Before him are Francesc Cambó (1876), Álvaro Arbeloa (1983), Isco (1992), Felip Pedrell (1841), Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760), and Peret (1935). After him are Federico Mayor Zaragoza (1934), Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (1213), Mikel Laboa (1934), Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911), Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580), and Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, José Martínez Ruiz ranks 106. Before him are Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888), Bernardo Atxaga (1951), Francisco Ayala (1906), Jorge Guillén (1893), Juan Pablo Bonet (1579), and Leandro Fernández de Moratín (1760). After him are Juan Ruiz (1283), Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null), Ibn Zaydún (1003), Antonio García Gutiérrez (1813), Joan Maragall (1860), and Pedro Salinas (1891).

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