Claudio Rodríguez (poet)

Claudio Rodríguez García was a Spanish poet. He took part in the Generation of '50. He was member of the Royal Spanish Academy and the Royal Galician Academy. He received the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in 1993.^[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is García.

Excelentísimo Señor Don Claudio Rodríguez
Born	Claudio Rodríguez García (1934-01-30)30 January 1934 Zamora, Spain
Died	22 July 1999(1999-07-22) (aged 65) Madrid, Spain
Alma mater	University of Salamanca
Genre	Poetry
Literary movement	Generation of '50
Seat I of the Real Academia Española
In office 29 March 1992[a] – 22 July 1999
Preceded by	Gerardo Diego
Succeeded by	Luis Mateo Díez

Notes

1. Elected on 17 December 1987