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J. (Juan) Givanel Mas
1868–1946
A Barcelona-born scholar of Spanish literature, he devoted much of his career to studying Miguel de Cervantes and other classic authors. His work helped shape modern Cervantes scholarship and preserve an important Cervantes collection for future readers.
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El "Tirant lo Blanch" i "D. Quijote de La Mancha"
by J. (Juan) Givanel Mas
About the author
Juan Givanel Mas y Gaziel was a Spanish philologist, literary critic, and noted Cervantes scholar from Barcelona. Sources agree that he studied in his native city and became closely involved with Spanish literary scholarship, especially the study of classic Castilian writers.
He is best known for his long dedication to Miguel de Cervantes. He served as curator of the Cervantes collection at Barcelona's Biblioteca Central from 1914 until his death, and he published studies and bibliographic work that made him a respected name in cervantismo.
Some sources list his birth year as 1867, while others give 1868, but they agree that he died in Barcelona in 1946. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the sources reviewed.