Juan Menéndez Pidal facts for kids
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is Menéndez and the second or maternal family name is Pidal.
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Juan Menéndez Pidal
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| Born | Juan Menéndez Pidal 31 May 1858 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 28 December 1915 (aged 57) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Seat A of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 24 January 1915 – 28 December 1915 |
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| Preceded by | Luis Pidal y Mon |
| Succeeded by | Mariano de Cavia |
Juan Menéndez Pidal (1858, in Madrid – 1915) was a Spanish archivist, jurisconsult, historian, and poet, brother of Luis and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. He was long a director of the Archivo Histórico Nacional at Madrid, and a director of the Revista de Archivos, Bibliotecas, y Museos.
Born in Madrid, he studied law until he obtained his title, and then devoted himself to journalism. His Dios y César, an ecclesiastical and legal study of the relation of church and state, attracted much attention. In 1914 he was elected a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of the Language.
See also
In Spanish: Juan Menéndez Pidal para niños
- List of archivists
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