Jorge Guillén
January 18, 1893 – February 06, 1984
Place of Birth:
Valladolid, Province of Valladolid, Spain
Place of Death:
Málaga, Province of Málaga, Spain
the Spanish Olympic basketball player Jorge Guillén (basketball) Jorge Guillén y Álvarez (ˈxoɾxe ɣiˈʎen; 18 January 1893 – 6 February 1984) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27, as well as a university teacher, scholar and literary critic.
In 1957-8 he delivered the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard University. These were published in 1961 under the title Language and Poetry: Some Poets of Spain. The final lecture was a tribute to his colleagues in the Generation of '27. In 1983, he was named Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.
In 1957-8 he delivered the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard University. These were published in 1961 under the title Language and Poetry: Some Poets of Spain. The final lecture was a tribute to his colleagues in the Generation of '27. In 1983, he was named Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.