Miguel de Unamuno
As a professor, philosopher and politician, Miguel de Unamuno was a Spanish man of many talents. A prolific writer, he published a high volume of poems and plays throughout his life; however, it was his essays and novels that had the greatest impact on 20th-century Spain.
Born in the city of Bilbao, Spain, Unamuno was keenly interested in language and education even in his youth. He began his studies at the University of Madrid in 1880, eventually earning a doctorate in philosophy and...
