Salvador de Madariaga
Spanish diplomat, writer and historian (1886–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo (23 July 1886 – 14 December 1978) was an "eminent liberal"[1] Spanish diplomat, writer, historian, and pacifist, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Nobel Peace Prize[2] and awarded the Charlemagne Prize in 1973.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Madariaga and the second or maternal family name is Rojo.
Quick Facts 1st President of the Liberal International, Preceded by ...
Salvador de Madariaga | |
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1st President of the Liberal International | |
In office 20 April 1948 – 18 April 1952 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Roger Motz |
Seat M of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 2 May 1976[lower-alpha 1] – 14 December 1978 | |
Preceded by | Emilio Gutiérrez Gamero [es] |
Succeeded by | Carlos Bousoño |
Personal details | |
Born | Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo 23 July 1886 A Coruña, Spain |
Died | 14 December 1978(1978-12-14) (aged 92) Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland |
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Other political affiliations | Mont Pelerin Society |
Spouses | Constance Helen Margaret
(m. 1912; died 1970)Emilia Rauman (m. 1970) |
Children | 2, Isabel and Nieves |
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Awards | Charlemagne Prize (1973) |
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