Ramón Menéndez Pidal

✶March 13, 1869

†November 14, 1968

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About their life

Ramón Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish philologist and historian. He worked extensively on the history of the Spanish language and Spanish folklore and folk poetry. One of his main topics was the history and legend of El Cid. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in 26 separate years, the most nominations of any person.

Spanish philologist (1869-1968)

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