Manuel Fernández Álvarez

Manuel Fernández Álvarez (7 November 1921 – 19 April 2010) was a Spanish historian, academic and writer.

Manuel Fernández Álvarez
Manuel Fernández Álvarez in 1995
Born(1921-11-07)7 November 1921
Died19 April 2010(2010-04-19) (aged 88)
EducationUniversidad de Valladolid
Children
  • María Fernández
  • Susana Fernández
Scientific career
FieldsHistory

Biography

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He was the son of Enrique Fernández and María Álvarez.[1]

In 1942 he graduated in Philosophy at the University of Valladolid.[2]

He was professor at the University of Salamanca (and after retirement profesor emérito).

He died on 19 April 2010 aged 88 due to a complication after a heart surgery.[3]

Books

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  • La sociedad espanola en el Siglo de Oro
  • La sociedad espanola del Renascimiento, 1985
  • Carlos V, el cesar y el hombre, 2000
  • Corpus monumental de Carlos V, Salamanca, 1973-1981
  • Carlos V: un hombre para Europa
  • Isabel la Catolica
  • Felipe II y su tiempo
  • La Gran Aventura de Cristobal Colon, Espasa Calpe, 2006

References

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  1. ^ "Manuel Fernández Álvarez". Diccionario Biográfico Español (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "La Biblioteca de... Manuel Fernández Álvarez". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ Constenla, Tereixa (19 April 2010). "Fallece a los 88 años el historiador Manuel Fernández Álvarez". El País (in Spanish). PRISA. Retrieved 18 February 2017.