Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
Jovellanos painted by Goya, 1798
Born
Baltasar Melchor Gaspar María

(1744-01-05)5 January 1744
Died27 November 1811(1811-11-27) (aged 67)
Occupations
  • Author
  • philosopher
Seat V of the Real Academia Española
In office
23 September 1783 – 27 November 1811
Preceded byJavier Arias Dávila y Centurión
Succeeded byTomás José González-Carvajal

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain.


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