Born: 23 December 1881 · Died: 29 May 1958 · Age: 76
Nobel Prize-winning Spanish poet and author
Did you know?He was extremely sensitive to noise and had his study walls lined with cork to ensure he could write in total silence.
Quick facts
Date of birth23 December 1881
Date of death29 May 1958
Age at death76
NationalitySpanish
BirthplaceMoguer, Spain
Occupationpoet, writer, librettist
Editor's Take:
Juan Ramón Jiménez spent his life chasing what he called 'naked poetry'. He stripped verse down to its purest images and music. Platero and I, his tender book about a donkey in Andalusia, is read by Spanish children everywhere. He influenced the young poets of Lorca's generation. Exile took him to the United States and Puerto Rico. He never returned to Spain. He died in Puerto Rico in 1958. His influence on Spanish-language poetry remains enormous.
Key Milestones
1914: Publishes Platero and I
1916: Marries Zenobia Camprubí
1936: Leaves Spain at the start of the Civil War
1956: Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (Spanish pronunciation:; 23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the 1956 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistic purity".
Juan Ramón Jiménez's birthday is December 23. He was born on December 23, 1881 in Moguer, Spain.
How old was Juan Ramón Jiménez when he died?
Juan Ramón Jiménez died on May 29, 1958, aged 76.
Who shares a birthday with Juan Ramón Jiménez?
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