| Person | Born | Died | Gender | Person ID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltasar Gracián | Belmonte | 1601.01.08 | Tarazona | 1658.12.06 | M | P0733 |
| Instrument(s) | Professional group | Social status | Social sphere | Why is the person listed? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vihuela guitar lute guitarra laúd | Cleric | Ecclesiastical | Church | Author |
| Years active | Place active | Century | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calatayud Huesca Tarazona Aragón | 17cent/1/early | Aragon |
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, SJ (January 8, 1601 – December 6, 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragon). His proto-existentialist writings were lauded by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer.
see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Gracián
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 1651 | Baltasar Gracián, Criticón (part 1). |
| 1653 | Baltasar Gracián, Criticón (part 2). |
| 1657 | Baltasar Gracián,Criticón (part 3). |