List of Famous people with last name Pidal

Ramón Menéndez Pidal

First Name Ramón

Last Name Pidal

Born on March 13, 1869

Died on November 14, 1968 (aged 99)

Born in Spain, Galicia

Ramón Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish philologist and historian. He worked extensively on the history of the Spanish language and Spanish folklore and folk poetry. One of his main topics was the history and legend of El Cid. He was nominated for a Nobel Prize 23 times, the most nominated person, three times more than the second most nominated person, André Malraux.

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Juan Menéndez Pidal

First Name Juan

Last Name Pidal

Born on January 1, 1861

Died on January 1, 1915 (aged 54)

Born in Spain, Community of Madrid

Juan Menéndez Pidal was a Spanish archivist, jurisconsult, historian, and poet, brother of Luis and Ramón Menéndez Pidal. He was long a director of the Archivo Histórico Nacional at Madrid, and a director of the Revista de Archivos, Bibliotecas, y Museos.

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