Ramón Otero Pedrayo

Ramón Otero Pedrayo was a Spanish writer, politician, geographer, professor, essayist and university teacher (1888–1976). He was born at Ourense.

Also recorded as Ramón Antonio Vicente Otero Pedrayo; Ramon Otero Pedrayo; Ramon Antonio Vicente Otero Pedrayo.

Ramón Otero Pedrayo in brief

Born
1888
Died
1976
Known for
writer, politician, geographer, professor, essayist, university teacher and novelist
Place of birth
Ourense
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Identity and origins

He also worked under the names Cerro de los Llanos, Santiago de Amaral and Roque de Agra. The authorities additionally record the headings Ramón Antonio Vicente Otero Pedrayo, Ramon Otero Pedrayo and Ramon Antonio Vicente Otero Pedrayo. His recorded languages were Spanish and Galician.

He was the child of Enrique Otero Sotelo and Eladia Pedrayo.

Formation and teaching

Ramón Otero Pedrayo studied at Universidad Central. He trained under Antonio González Garbín, Marcelo Macías, Eduardo Moreno López and Eduardo de Hinojosa y Naveros.

Career and activity

He was employed by University of Santiago de Compostela. Recorded positions include Member of the Cortes republicanas and full professor. He belonged to Royal Galician Academy, Xeración Nós, Irmandades da Fala, Seminario de Estudos Galegos and Editorial Galaxia. He worked at Madrid.

Recognition and collections

Ramón Otero Pedrayo received Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise and Galician Literature Day.

Catalogued works

20 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection.

Os camiños da vida. O mesón dos ermos. Parladoiro. O señorito da Reboraina. Entre a vendima e a castañeira. Polos vieiros da saudade. Miñatos de vran. Del Orense antiguo y Otras colaboraciones. O fidalgo e o teatro. Tres textos dramáticos. Ourense, as súas terras e xentes : Xantar homenaxe do Día de Galicia no Centro Ourensán. Homenaxe a Noriega Varela. O libro dos amigos. Ao abeiro da amizade. Epistolario 1926-1976. Polos camiños das horas. Contribución ao estudo das fontes literarias de Rosalía. Pelerinaxes. Lembranzas do meu vivir II. Arredor de si. Lembranzas do meu vivir I. El doctor Varela de Montes : médico humanista compostelano del siglo XIX / [Ramón Otero Pedrayo]., dated 1952, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Ramón Otero Pedrayo. Vida e obra: escolma de textos, 1988. Ramón Otero Pedrayo, Álbum de Galicia, 2020. Ramón Otero Pedrayo, Álbum de Galicia, 2012. As figuras femininas en Ramón Otero Pedrayo: obra dramática e guións, Madrygal. Revista de Estudios Gallegos, 2016. Textos dramáticos no "Parladoiro" Ramón Otero Pedrayo, 2024. Ramón Otero Pedrayo en la revista Misión, de Orense, durante los años de la Guerra Civil., Revista de Filología Románica, 1994. Dámaso Alonso e a lingüística galega a partir da súa correspondencia (1943-1946) con Ramón Otero Pedrayo, Revista de Filología Románica, 2018.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by DataCite (Zenodo) and DataCite (University of Oxford).

IDENTIDAD TERRITORIAL Y LENGUA EN LA POESÍA GALLEGA CONTEMPORÁNEA (2025) — DataCite (Zenodo). Galician cultural identity in the works of Ramón Otero Pedrayo (1888-1976) (2002) — DataCite (University of Oxford).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 3 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ramón Otero Pedrayo studied at Universidad Central. training under Antonio González Garbín, Marcelo Macías and Eduardo Moreno López is recorded. the recorded working language is Spanish and Galician.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Employment is recorded with University of Santiago de Compostela. Positions recorded include Member of the Cortes republicanas and full professor. Membership is recorded of Royal Galician Academy, Xeración Nós and Irmandades da Fala.

Works named in the authority record are Os camiños da vida.

Distinctions recorded are Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise and Galician Literature Day.

Chronology

  1. 1888Ramón Otero Pedrayo born at Ourense.
  2. 1952El doctor Varela de Montes : médico humanista compostelano del siglo XIX / [Ramón Otero Pedrayo]. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1976Ramón Otero Pedrayo died at Ourense.
  4. 2002Galician cultural identity in the works of Ramón Otero Pedrayo (1888-1976) digitised by DataCite (University of Oxford).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    As figuras femininas en Ramón Otero Pedrayo: obra dramática e guións, Madrygal. Revista de Estudios Gallegos, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “Ramón Otero Pedrayo”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Ramón Otero Pedrayo (Internet Archive), 32 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Ramón Otero Pedrayo, Álbum de Galicia, 2012

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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    Ramón Otero Pedrayo, Álbum de Galicia, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Ramón Otero Pedrayo. Vida e obra: escolma de textos, 1988

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Textos dramáticos no "Parladoiro" Ramón Otero Pedrayo, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  8. 8.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming Ramón Otero Pedrayo.

    open access index · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Ramón Otero Pedrayo.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q965263: Ramón Otero Pedrayo

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  11. 11.

    “Ramón Otero Pedrayo”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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