Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

Spanish historian

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1856

Place of Birth: Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Date of Death: 19-May-1912

Profession: writer, politician, librarian, historian, biographer, university teacher, literary critic

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

  • Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (Spanish pronunciation: [ma??e'lino me'nende? i pe'la?o]; 3 November 1856 – 19 May 1912) was a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic.
  • Even though his main interest was the history of ideas, and Hispanic philology in general, he also cultivated poetry, translation and philosophy.
  • He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.

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