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José Echegaray
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José Echegaray

1832 – 1916 · aged 84

Spanish playwright (1832-1916)

Born
19 Apr 1832 · Madrid
Died
14 Sept 1916 · Madrid
Part ofSpain264 BCE – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

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  1. 19 Apr 1832BornBorn in Madrid
  2. 1866 – 1916RoleMember of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
  3. 1869 – 1871RoleMember of the Congress during Sexenio Democrático
  4. 1869 – 1871RoleMinister of Development of Spain
  5. 1871 – 1872RoleMember of the Congress during Sexenio Democrático
  6. 1872RoleMinister of Development of Spain
  7. 1872 – 1873RoleMember of the Congress during Sexenio Democrático
  8. 1872 – 1873RoleMinister of the Treasury of Spain
  9. 1874RoleMinister of the Treasury of Spain
  10. 1877 – 1878RoleMember of the Congress of Deputies
  11. 1879 – 1881RoleMember of the Congress of Deputies
  12. 1894 – 1916RoleMember of the Royal Spanish Academy
  13. 1898 – 1899RoleMadrilgo Ateneoko presidentea
  14. 1900 – 1916RoleSenator for Life of Spain
  15. 1901 – 1916RolePresident of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
  16. 1902AwardGrand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
  17. 1903 – 1904RolePresident
  18. 1904AwardNobel Prize in Literature
  19. 1905RoleMinister of the Treasury of Spain
  20. 1905 – 1916RoleFull professor
  21. 1905AwardGrand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge
  22. 1905AwardGrand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration
  23. 1907AwardEchegaray Medal
  24. 1907 – 1916RoleVocal of the Junta para Ampliación de Estudios e Investigaciones científicas
  25. 1911AwardKnight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
  26. 1911 – 1916RolePresident of the Royal Spanish Mathematical Society
  27. 14 Sept 1916DiedDied in Madrid

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1832 – 1916).

  1. 1853 – 1856Crimean War
  2. 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
  3. 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
  4. 18961896 Summer Olympics
  5. 1898Spanish–American War
  6. 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
  7. 1914 – 1918World War I
  8. 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide

Biography

José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (Spanish: [xoˈse etʃeɣaˈɾaj]; 19 April 1832 – 14 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, politician, and one of the leading dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama."

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