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Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
Jovellanos painted by Goya, 1798
Born
Baltasar Melchor Gaspar María
(1744-01-05)5 January 1744
Gijón, Spain
Died
27 November 1811(1811-11-27) (aged 67)
Vega de Navia, Spain
Occupations
Author
philosopher
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.
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