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Julio Cejador y Frauca
1864–1927
A restless scholar of language and literature, he became known for sweeping studies of Spanish letters and for the sheer range of his learning, from philology and lexicography to Cervantes studies. His work helped make him one of the notable Spanish humanists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
3 Audiobooks
Historia de la lengua y literatura castellana, Tomo 1 : Desde los orígenes hasta Carlos V
by Julio Cejador y Frauca
Cabos sueltos: Literatura y lingüística
by Julio Cejador y Frauca
Historia de la lengua y literatura castellana, Tomo 2 : Época de Carlos V
by Julio Cejador y Frauca
About the author
Born in Zaragoza on January 7, 1864, Julio Cejador y Frauca was a Spanish philologist, literary critic, historian of Spanish literature, lexicographer, and Cervantes specialist. Sources also describe him as a classicist and orientalist, reflecting the breadth of his studies and teaching.
He was educated in Spain and France, entered the Society of Jesus in 1880, and later left the order around 1900. After settling in Madrid, he taught classical and Semitic languages and went on to hold a university chair in Latin language and literature, building a reputation as a formidable and wide-ranging scholar.
He is especially remembered for ambitious works on the history of the Spanish language and literature, as well as for editions and studies connected with Cervantes. He died in Madrid on January 1, 1927.