Fernan Perez de Oliva (c. 1492 – 1530 or 1533) was a Spanish
man of letters
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.
He was born in
Córdoba. After studying at
Salamanca
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,
Alcalá,
Paris
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and
Rome
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, he was appointed rector at Salamanca, where he died in 1530 or 1531. His ''Dialogo de la dignidad del hombre'' (1543), an
unfinished work
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completed by
Francisco Cervantes de Salazar
Francisco Cervantes de Salazar (1514? – 1575) was a Spanish man of letters and rector of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, founded in 1551.
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, was written chiefly to prove the suitability of
Spanish
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as a vehicle for philosophic discussion. He also published translations of the ''
Amphitryon
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'' (1525), the ''
Electra'' (1528) and the ''
Hecuba
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Description
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'' (1528).
References
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1490s births
1530s deaths
Spanish male writers
University of Salamanca alumni
Academic staff of the University of Salamanca