Juan Menéndez Pidal
Juan Menéndez Pidal (1858, in Madrid – 1915) was a Spanish archivist, jurisconsult, historian, and poet, brother of Luis and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. He was long a director of the Archivo Histórico Nacional at Madrid, and a director of the Revista de Archivos, Bibliotecas, y Museos. Juan Menéndez Pidal was born in Madrid, he studied law until he obtained his title, and then devoted himself to journalism.
Also recorded as Juan Menendez Pidal
Juan Menéndez Pidal
José Vidal · This file comes from Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica, Ministry of Culture of Spain (link to the original file) · Public domain
- Birth Name
- Juan Menéndez Pidal
- Born
- 31 May 1858
- Birthplace
- Madrid, Spain
- Died
- 28 December 1915
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- historian · poet · jurist · archivist · lawyer · politician
- Education
- University of Valladolid
- Languages
- Spanish
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His Dios y César, an ecclesiastical and legal study of the relation of church and state, attracted much attention. In 1914 he was elected a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of the Language.
Juan Menéndez Pidal studied at University of Valladolid. The recorded working language is Spanish. Positions recorded include civil governor of Guadalajara and member of the Congress of Deputies. Work by Juan Menéndez Pidal is recorded in the collections of Lluís Domènech i Montaner House-Museum.
Juan Menéndez Pidal.
José Vidal · This file comes from Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica, Ministry of Culture of Spain (link to the original file)
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• Birth Name — Juan Menéndez Pidal • Born — 31 May 1858 • Birthplace — Madrid, Spain • Died — 28 December 1915 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain
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