Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
Spanish linguist and philologist (1922–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Adrados.
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados (29 March 1922 – 21 July 2020) was a Spanish Hellenist, linguist and translator. He worked most of his career at the Complutense University of Madrid. He was a member of the Real Academia Española and Real Academia de la Historia.
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Francisco Rodríguez Adrados | |
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Born | (1922-03-29)29 March 1922 Salamanca, Spain |
Died | 21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 98) Madrid, Spain |
Education | University of Salamanca Complutense University of Madrid |
Occupation(s) | Linguist, translator, historian |
Years active | 1949–2020 |
Known for | Hellenist studies and translations |
Awards | Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas (2012) |
Seat d of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 28 April 1991 – 21 July 2020 | |
Preceded by | Dámaso Alonso |
Succeeded by | Dolores Corbella Díaz [es] |
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