José Ortega y Gasset

Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883-1955).

Born May 9th, 1883 in Madrid. [ref]

Died October 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Occupations
essayist, literary critic, mathematician, opinion journalist, pedagogue, philosopher, poet, politician, sociologist, translator, university teacher, writer

Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius