George Santayana
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Philosophy, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Philosophers, Novelists, Short Story Writers
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, 19th Century European History, American History 1878-1900, Spanish/Portuguese History
Article abstract: Combining a deep sense of the enduring and ideal nature of classic Greek culture with a learned sense for the immediate and natural, Santayana produced a series of philosophical and literary works as well as personal commentaries on the life and cultures of his times. He has been deemed the “Mona Lisa” of philosophy.
Early Life
George Santayana was born December 16, 1863, in Madrid, Spain. His mother, Spanish by birth, was first married to a member of the Sturgis family of Boston, an American merchant in the Philippines, where,...
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