Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo

Spanish author.

Born November 3rd, 1856 in Santander. [ref]

Died May 19th, 1912 at 55 years old in Santander. [ref]

Occupations
biographer, full professor, historian, librarian, literary critic, politician, university teacher, writer
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