Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos | |
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Jovellanos painted by Goya, 1798 | |
| 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.