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Txillardegi

1929 - 2012

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José Luis Álvarez Enparantza (27 September 1929 – 14 January 2012), better known by his pseudonym Txillardegi, was a Basque linguist, politician, and writer. He was born and raised in the Basque Country, and although he did not learn the Basque language until the age of 17, he later came to be considered one of the most influential figures in Basque nationalism and culture in the second half of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Txillardegi has received more than 68,904 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Txillardegi is the 3,446th most popular writer (up from 4,017th in 2019), the 1,088th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,175th in 2019) and the 128th most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Txillardegi ranks 3,446 out of 5,755. Before him are Ibn Warraq, George Coșbuc, Al-Nabigha, Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, David Albahari, and Altaf Hussain Hali. After him are Jean Effel, Don Miguel Ruiz, István Örkény, Anne Tyler, Francesco de Sanctis, and Pavel Bazhov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Txillardegi ranks 250. Before him are Gerhard Hanappi, Nina Ponomaryova, Yevgeniy Chazov, Haruo Nakajima, Franca Rame, and Sunil Dutt. After him are Hugues Aufray, Walter Berry, Lolita Torres, Rutka Laskier, James R. Schlesinger, and Tamaz V. Gamkrelidze. Among people deceased in 2012, Txillardegi ranks 190. Before him are Michel Duchaussoy, Bal Thackeray, Mustafa Ould Salek, Pierre Mondy, Claude Miller, and Pierre Schoendoerffer. After him are Dom Mintoff, Kurt Adolff, Assef Shawkat, Simeon ten Holt, Marvin Hamlisch, and Sergey Kapitsa.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Txillardegi ranks 1,088 out of 2,932. Before him are Vicente Rojo Lluch (1894), Celestino Aós Braco (1945), Marcus Annius Verus (100), Enrique Barón Crespo (1944), Ramón Grosso (1943), and Antonio María Javierre Ortas (1921). After him are Juan García Oliver (1901), Ramón Chao (1935), Ramón María Narváez, 1st Duke of Valencia (1800), Emilio de Villota (1946), Joaquín (1981), and Beatrice of Navarre, Countess of La Marche (1392).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Txillardegi ranks 128. Before him are Bernardo Atxaga (1951), Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao (1886), Diego Durán (1537), Concepción Arenal (1820), Ramiro de Maeztu (1875), and Félix María de Samaniego (1745). After him are Ramón Chao (1935), Ildefonso Falcones (1959), Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda (1862), Carmen Martín Gaite (1925), Lola Anglada (1892), and Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856).

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