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Baltasar Gracián
1604 – 1658 · aged 54
Aragonese Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher in Castilian language (1601-1658)
- Born
- 8 Jan 1604 · Belmonte de Gracián
- Died
- 6 Dec 1658 · Tarazona
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- 8 Jan 1604BornBorn in Belmonte de Gracián
- 6 Dec 1658DiedDied in Tarazona
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- 1642 – 1651English Civil War
Biography
Baltasar Gracián y Morales (Spanish: [baltaˈsaɾ ɣɾaˈθjan]; 8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658), better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit priest and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
He is best known for his book The Art of Worldly Wisdom (1647), but his novel El Criticón (1651-57) is considered his greatest work.
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