Ricardo Gullón

In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisGullónand the second or maternal family name isFernández.

The Most Excellent Ricardo Gullón
Born	Ricardo Gullón Fernández (1908-08-30)30 August 1908 Astorga,Spain
Died	11 February 1991(1991-02-11)(aged 82) Madrid,Spain
Seatcof theReal Academia Española
In office 22 October 1990 – 11 February 1991
Preceded by	Manuel Fernández-Galiano
Succeeded by	Víctor García de la Concha

Ricardo Gullón Fernández(30 August 1908 – 11 February 1991) was a Spanish writer, essayist and literary critic.He was born inAstorga,Leon,where he received his primary education. He went to secondary school inFrance,and studied law at theUniversity of Madrid.He developed a strong friendship with the writerJuan Ramón Jiménez.In 1935, he published his first bookFin de semana.He was imprisoned by theNationalist forcesfor collaborating with the republican forces during theSpanish Civil War.He was released with the help ofLuis RosalesandLuis Felipe Vivanco.In 1953, he travelled toPuerto Ricoto visit his exiled friend Juan Ramón Jiménez and remained there for three years.

He moved to the United States where he taughtSpanish literatureat several universities including Columbia, Chicago and Texas-Austin. He supervised doctoral theses on the 19th-century Spanish novel and contemporary Spanish poetry, among other literary topics. In the US, he is now regarded as one of the leading Hispanists of the 20th century. He was a recognized authority on the works of Juan Ramón Jiménez,Benito Pérez Galdós,José María de Pereda,Antonio MachadoandMiguel de Unamuno.In 1989, he was elected to theRoyal Spanish Academy.Also that year, he received the prestigiousPrince of Asturias Awardfor Literature.

He died inMadridin 1991.