biography
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Gayangos y Arce, Pascual de
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pronunciation:
[gayangos ee ah(r)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1809–97)
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| biography:
| Arabist and historian, born in Sevilla, SW Spain. He was educated in France, studied Arabic under Silvestre de Sacy, and entered the Spanish government service as an interpreter in 1831. He lived in Britain for several years, contributing to many journals, including Westminster Review and Edinburgh Review. He abridged al-Makhari's History of Muslim Spain and Ticknor's History of Spanish Literature. On behalf of the British Museum Library he collected and catalogued Spanish manuscripts and early printed books. He taught Arabic in the University of Madrid for some time from 1843 and was elected to the Real Academia de la Historia in 1844. Among his literary works were prologues to the BAE (Biblioteca de Autores Españoles) volumes of Libros de caballerías (1857), La Gran Conquista de Ultramar (1858), and Escritores en prosa anteriores al siglo XV (1860). He also edited volumes 13–19 of the Memorial Histórico Español of the Real Academia de la Historia. |
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