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Agustín Durán
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Born Agustín Francisco Gato Durán
(1789-10-14)14 October 1789
Madrid, Spain
Died 1 December 1862(1862-12-01) (aged 73)
Madrid, Spain
Occupation Folklorist
Scholar
Language Spanish
Genre Romantic ballads
Notable works Discurso sobre el influjo que ha tenido la critica moderna en la decadencia del teatro antiguo; Romancero general
Relatives Cipriana Álvarez Durán, Demofilo
Seat d of the Real Academia Española
In office
25 February 1847 – 1 December 1862
Preceded by Seat established
Succeeded by Enrique Ramírez de Saavedra [es]

Agustín Durán (born October 14, 1789 – died December 1, 1862) was a Spanish scholar. He was born in Madrid, Spain. His father worked as a doctor for the royal court.

Early Life and Education

Agustín Durán went to a special school called a seminary in Vergara. There, he learned a lot about traditional Spanish stories and poems, known as romances.

In 1817, he started studying philosophy and law at the university of Seville. He later became a lawyer in Valladolid.

Career and Literary Work

From 1821 to 1823, Durán worked in the education department in Madrid. However, he lost his job because of his political ideas.

In 1834, Durán became the secretary for the group that checked books and newspapers before they were published. This process is called censorship. Soon after, he got a job at the national library in Madrid.

He lost his job again during a big change in the government in 1840. But he was hired back in 1843. In 1854, Durán became the main librarian. The next year, he decided to retire to focus on his writing.

In 1828, after he first lost his job, he wrote a book without putting his name on it. It was called Discurso sobre el influjo que ha tenido la critica moderna en la decadencia del teatro antiguo. This book had a big impact on young playwrights at the time.

Durán then tried to get people interested in old Spanish songs (ballads) and plays from the 1600s that many had forgotten. He published a large collection of these old songs called Romancero general in several books between 1828 and 1832. He also reprinted old Spanish comedies in a book called Talía española in 1834.

His Romancero general is still the most complete collection of these old songs.

Later Life

Agustín Durán passed away in Madrid.

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