Antonio García de Solalinde | |
|---|---|
 Antonio Garcia Solalinde photo | |
| Born | (1892-12-28)28 December 1892 |
| Died | 13 July 1937(1937-07-13) (aged 44) |
| Alma mater | University of Madrid |
| Occupations | Writer, professor andphilologist |
| Spouse | Jesusa Alfau Galván de Solalinde |
Antonio García de Solalinde (28 December 1892 inToro, Spain – 13 July 1937 inMadison, Wisconsin) was a writer, professor andphilologist.
He was born in the town ofToro in the province ofZamoro,Spain.[1] He was educated at theUniversity of Madrid, receiving hisLicenciado en Letras, 1918, and hisDoctor en Letras, 1924.[2]
He was director of theEscuela Española de Historia y Arqueología en Roma (EEHAR) (Spanish School ofHistory andArchaeology inRome) and an important collaborator in theRevista de Filología Española (Magazine of Spanish Philology). Solalinde eventually relocated to theUnited States where he was employed as a professor at a number of diverse universities.
He published a number of scholarly works, includingMilagros de Nuestra Señora, a treatise onGonzalo de Berceo, and diverse articles relating to the work of kingAlfonso X of Castile and his relationship to theSiete Partidas, Spain's seven part legal code that was followed for centuries both there and inLatin America, such asEl códice florentino de las 'Cantigas' y su relación con los demás manuscritos (TheFlorentine codex of the 'Songs' and its relation with other manuscripts) andIntervención personal de Alfonso X en la redacción de sus obras (the personal Intervention of Alfonso X in the writing of his works).
Solalinde was married to the writer and painterJesusa Alfau Galván de Solalinde. He died in 1937 of a heart attack while an associate professor at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.[1]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
| Other | |
   | This biographical article about a Spanish academic is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
