José Echegaray

Playwright, Author

1832 – 1916

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Who was José Echegaray?

José Echegaray y Eizaguirre was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature "in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama".

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Born
Apr 19, 1832
Madrid
Also known as
  • Jose Echegaray
  • José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession
Lived in
  • Madrid
Died
Sep 14, 1916
Madrid

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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