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Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

nineteenth-century Spanish novelist
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Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
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Summary

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón was born on March 10, 1833[1], in Guadix[2]. He died on July 19, 1891[3], in Madrid[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], journalist[7], politician[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1833[11]
  • Place of burial: San Justo Cemetery[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[13]
  • Native language: Spanish[14]
  • Ethnic group: Spaniards[15]
  • Occupation: diplomat[16]
  • Position held: member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II[17], Senator of the Kingdom[18], ambassador of Spain to Sweden[19], Member of the Royal Spanish Academy[20], Member of the Congress during Sexenio Democrático[21]
  • Educated at: University of Granada[22]
  • Member of: Royal Spanish Academy[23]
  • Sex or gender: male[24]
  • Member of political party: Liberal Union[25]
  • Movement: literary realism[26]
  • Genre: theatre art[27]
  • Commons category: Pedro Antonio de Alarcón[28]
  • Unmarried partner: Enriqueta Lozano[29]
  • Residence: calle de Atocha[30]
  • Family name: Alarcón[31]
  • Given name: Pedro Antonio[32], Joaquín[33], Melitón[34]
  • Pseudonym: Pedro Antonio de Alarcón[35], Pedro A. de Alarcón[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pedro Antonio de Alarcón[37]
  • Commons gallery: Pedro Antonio de Alarcón[38]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[39], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[40], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41]

Why It Matters

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Works attributed to him include The Three-Cornered Hat[44], a literary work[45].

FAQs

Where was Pedro Antonio de Alarcón born?

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón was born in Guadix[2].

Where did Pedro Antonio de Alarcón die?

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón died in Madrid[4].

What did Pedro Antonio de Alarcón do for work?

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón worked as a poet[5], writer[6], journalist[7], politician[8], and playwright[9].

Where did Pedro Antonio de Alarcón go to school?

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón was educated at University of Granada[22].

Related Entities

Guadix Spain theatre

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . congreso.es. congreso.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . senado.es. senado.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [19] ↑ . boe.es. boe.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . rae.es. rae.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . congreso.es. congreso.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  17. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [11] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Retrieved . cervantesvirtual.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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