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Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro

Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro

Spanish scholar
Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and... Wikipedia
Born: October 8, 1676, Pereiro de Aguiar, Spain
Died: September 26, 1764 (age 87 years), Oviedo, Spain
Books: Rules for preserving health particularly with regard to studious persons: in 3 treatises, An Exposition of the Uncertainties in the Practice of Physic, Essays, Or Discourses, Selected From the Works of Feyjoo, and Translated From the Spanish, by John Brett, Esq. ... of 4; Volume 1, and more
Education: University of Salamanca
Parents: María de Puga Sandoval Novoa y Feijoo and Antonio Feijoo Montenegro y Sanjurjo