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Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos | |
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Born | Baltasar Melchor Gaspar María 5 January 1744 |
Died | 27 November 1811 | (aged 67)
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Seat V of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 23 September 1783 – 27 November 1811 | |
Preceded by | Javier Arias Dávila y Centurión |
Succeeded by | Tomás 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.