José Echegaray
April 19, 1832 –September 14, 1916
Playwright, Civil engineer, Politician, Writer, Engineer, Mathematician
Lived 84 years
- Born in
- Madrid
- Passed away in
- Madrid
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre (Spanish pronunciation: [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."
Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge, Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII, Grand Cross of the Cross of Military Merit with White Decoration, Echegaray Medal Education: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Echegaray