Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch
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Real Academia Española | |
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In office 7 November 1847 – 2 August 1880 | |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo |
Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish
Biography
Hartzenbusch was born in
In 1900, Don Eugenio Hartzenbusch, Juan's son, published Bibliografía in Madrid which presents in succinct form as complete a list of his father's writings. It remains a testimonial to the lifelong indefatigable industry of this prolific writer. Summarized, the record there given comprises about 15 collections, including various editions of his works, 94 dramatic works, 236 poems 231 fables in verse, 19 addresses, 8 biographical articles, 15 stories, 14 articles depicting manners and customs, 9 literary criticism, 3 dramatic criticism, 33 prologues, 22 notes and articles referring to "Don Quixote" 22 miscellaneous articles, and 9 works of different authors collected and annotated. Such a record of literary activity tells its own story. It is the life of an author and a scholar, who through hard work and conscientious effort, secured for himself an honorable place among Spain's men of letters.
Hartzenbusch was the chief librarian at the Biblioteca Nacional, National Library, from 1862 to 1875, and was an indefatigable editor of many national classics. Inferior in inspiration to other contemporary Spanish dramatists, Hartzenbusch excelled his rivals in versatility and in conscientious workmanship.[1]
As a member of the
After retiring from the National Library in 1875, his strength of body and mind began to give way, and after losing his second wife, Salvadora Hiriart, he failed rapidly and died at his home in Madrid on 2 August 1880. The Real Academia Española, the Spanish Academy, did him the honor of accompanying his body to its last resting place, the Cementerio de la Sacramental de San Ginés y San Luis.
References
- ^ a b c Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 37.
- Real Academia Española(in Spanish). Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). The American Cyclopædia. .
Further reading
- Chevalier, Maxime. "Pour les sources des fables d'Hartzenbusch". In: Bulletin Hispanique, tome 81, n°3-4, 1979. pp. 303–310. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3406/hispa.1979.4399; www.persee.fr/doc/hispa_0007-4640_1979_num_81_3_4399
External links
- Works by Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch at Internet Archive
- Works by Juan Eugenio Hartzenbusch at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)