Francisco Rodríguez Adrados(29 March 1922 – 21 July 2020) was a SpanishHellenist,linguist and translator. He worked most of his career at theComplutense University of Madrid.He was a member of theReal Academia EspañolaandReal Academia de la Historia.
Francisco Rodríguez Adrados | |
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| Born | 29 March 1922 Salamanca,Spain |
| Died | 21 July 2020(aged 98) Madrid,Spain |
| Education | University of Salamanca Complutense University of Madrid |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, translator, historian |
| Years active | 1949–2020 |
| Known for | Helleniststudies and translations |
| Awards | Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas(2012) |
| Seatdof theReal Academia Española | |
| In office 28 April 1991 – 21 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dámaso Alonso |
| Succeeded by | Dolores Corbella Díaz |
Life
editRodríguez Adrados was born on 29 March 1922 inSalamanca.[1]He studied classical philology at theUniversity of Salamanca,where he obtained a degree in 1944. He later obtained a doctorate in classical philology from theComplutense University of Madrid.Rodríguez Adrados became a teacher of Greek at the Instituto Cardenal Cisneros in Madrid in 1949. Two years later, he became a professor at theUniversity of Barcelonaand the next year, he moved to the Complutense University of Madrid, where he worked until his retirement.[2]He worked as a translator ofAncient GreekandSanskrittexts.[1]He was considered to be an expert on Ancient Greek.[3][4]
Rodríguez Adrados died on 21 July 2020 in Madrid, aged 98.[5]
Awards and honors
editFor his work on theDiccionario Griego-Español,Rodríguez Adrados received the Prize of theAristotle OnassisFoundation in 1989.[6]
He was elected to Seatdof theReal Academia Españolaon 21 June 1990, he took up his seat on 28 April 1991.[1]Four years later he became a corresponding member of theAcademia Argentina de Letras.[2][7]He was elected a foreign member of theAcademy of Athensin 2003.[8]
Rodríguez Adrados was elected tomedalla nº 3of theReal Academia de la Historiaon 23 May 2003 and took up his seat on 22 February 2004.[2]In 2012, he won thePremio Nacional de las Letras Españolas.[6]In 2014, he was awarded an honorary degree by theUniversity of Panama.[1]
References
edit- ^abcd"Francisco Rodríguez Adrados"(in Spanish). Real Academia Española. Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2015.Retrieved11 April2016.
- ^abc"D. Francisco Rodríguez Adrados"(in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2013.Retrieved11 April2016.
- ^"Rodríguez Adrados afirma que existe un cierto menosprecio por la lengua y la literatura".El País(in Spanish). 29 April 1991.Retrieved11 April2016.
- ^Miguel Ángel Trenas (1 May 1991)."Francisco Rodríguez Adrados: la cultura de la imagen abruma al ciudadano"(in Spanish). La Vanguardia.Retrieved11 April2016.
- ^"Muere Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, gran filólogo y académico de la RAE"(in Spanish). ABC. 21 July 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 21 July 2020.
- ^ab"Francisco Rodríguez Adrados, Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas 2012"(in Spanish). ABC. 26 November 2012.Retrieved11 April2016.
- ^"Nómina de los académicos correspondientes residentes en el extranjero"(in Spanish). Academia Argentina de Letras. Archived fromthe originalon 12 September 2015.Retrieved11 April2016.
- ^"Members of the Second Section".Academy of Athens. Archived fromthe originalon 11 April 2016.Retrieved11 April2016.