Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875)

Antonio Machado

Antonio Cipriano José María y Francisco de Santa Ana Machado y Ruiz, known as Antonio Machado, was a Spanish poet and one of the leading figures of the Spanish literary movement known as the Generation of '98. His work, initially modernist, evolved towards an intimate form of symbolism with romantic traits. He gradually developed a style characterised by both an engagement with humanity on one side and an almost Taoist contemplation of existence on the other, a synthesis that, according to Machado, echoed the most ancient popular wisdom.

Born

1875

July 26

Died

1939

Era

1870s

Country

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Antonio, in brief

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1939 Died

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The world in 1939

When Antonio departed

april 1 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
april 18 Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons.
april 30 The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens.
april 30 NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address.

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Albert Schweitzer 1875–1965 French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965) Alice Dunbar Nelson 1875– American poet and activist (died 1935) Arthur Currie 1875–1933 Canadian general (died 1933) Artur Bernardes 1875–1955 Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil (died 1955) Carl Jung 1875– Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1961) Carter G. Woodson 1875–1950 American historian, author, and journalist, founded Black History Month (born 1875) Emilio Jacinto 1875–1899 Filipino journalist and activist (born 1875) Erkki Melartin 1875–1937 Finnish composer (born 1875) Fritz Kreisler 1875–1962 Austrian-American violinist and composer (died 1962)

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