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Manuel Gómez-Moreno | |
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| Born | Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martínez (1870-02-21)21 February 1870 Granada, Spain |
| Died | 7 June 1970(1970-06-07) (aged 100) Madrid, Spain |
| SeatT of theReal Academia Española | |
| In office 28 June 1942 – 7 June 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Isidro Gomá y Tomás[a] |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Clavería Lizana [es] |
Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martínez (21 February 1870 inGranada, Spain – 7 June 1970 inMadrid, Spain), was a Spanish archaeologist and historian.[1]
Martinez was born 21 February 1870 in Granada, Spain. He is the son of noted painter and amateur archaeologist,Manuel Gómez-Moreno González and Dolores Martínez Almirón.[2]
He authored many books, nearly 300, mostly focused onHispanic archeology and art history.[1] During the first years of the twentieth century he wroteCatálogo Monumental y artístico de España (en:Monumental and Artistic Catalog of Spain).[2][3] He also developed an interest in linguistics and in his 70s was made a member of theRoyal Spanish Academy, which regulates the Spanish language.
Gómez-Moreno was namedDoctor honoris causa by the universities ofMontevideo andOxford in 1941, Glasgow in 1951 and Granada in 1970. One of his students was Hispanic art historian,José María de Azcárate.[4]
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