Baltasar Gracián
Baltasar Gracián y Morales, S.J. (Spanish: [baltaˈsaɾ ɣɾaˈθjan]; 8 January 1601 – 6 December 1658), better known as Baltasar Gracián, was a Spanish Jesuit and Baroque prose writer and philosopher. He was born in Belmonte, near Calatayud (Aragón). His writings were lauded by Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
The Reverend Baltasar Gracián SJ | |
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Baltasar Gracián | |
| Born | 8 January 1601 Belmonte de Gracián, Aragón, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1658 (aged 57) Tarazona, Aragón, Spanish Empire |
| Era | 17th-century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Spanish Baroque literature, Christian philosophy |
Main interests | Political philosophy, moral philosophy |
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