José María Jover Zamora ( Cartagena, 5 June 1920 -

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, 14 November, 2006) was a Spanish

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Career

He was the most influential figure in developing contemporary Spanish

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. In 1949, he became professor of "Universal History of the Modern Age" and "General Cultural History" at the University of Valencia. Later, he moved to the

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. In the mid-1960s, Jover was attracted to the new historiographical trends in Europe. The Annales School and the Catalán historian

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were his major influences. Among his students are many famous historians, such as

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and

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. In 1975, he was placed in charge of the ''Historia de España'', begun and edited by

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, who died before it was completed. Jover restructured and amplified the original plan.

Honors

* Spanish National History Prize (1981) * Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Murcia (1985) *

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(2000) * Doctor Honoris Causa at the

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(2004)Charles III University: Jover's acceptance speech
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Selected works

*''Historia de España: la Edad Contemporánea'', Teide (1979) *''La Civilización Española a Mediados del Siglo XIX'', Espasa-Calpe (1992) *''Realidad y Mito de la Primera República'', Espasa-Calpe (1991) *''Historiadores Españoles de Nuestro Siglo'', Real Academia de la Historia (1999) *''España en la Política Internacional: Siglos XVIII-XIX'', Marcial Pons (1999)

References

External links

Dialnet: Complete list of works by Jover
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jover, Jose Maria 20th-century Spanish historians Academic staff of the Complutense University of Madrid 1920 births 2006 deaths