José Echegaray
José Echegaray | |
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| Born | José Echegaray y Eizaguirre 19 April 1832 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 14 September 1916 (aged 84) Madrid, Spain |
| Resting place | Saint Isidore Cemetery |
| Occupation | Dramatist, civil engineer and mathematician |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Genre | Drama |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1904 |
| Seat e of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 20 May 1894 – 14 September 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Ramón de Mesonero Romanos |
| Succeeded by | Julio Burell y Cuéllar |
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 1832 – 14 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama".