José Luis Sampedro

1917 - 2013

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: novel, short story

country of citizenship: Spain

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish, Catalan

educated at: University of Madrid

occupation: economist, writer, politician, university teacher

award received: Premis Internacionals Terenci Moix, Menéndez Pelayo International Prize, Spanish Literature National Prize, Order of Charlemagne, honorary doctorate of Seville University, Hijo Adoptivo de Guadalajara, honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala, Medal of Work Merit, Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Hijo Adoptivo de Cuenca

position held: member of the Senate of Spain, full professor

official website: www.joseluissampedro.com

José Luis Sampedro Sáez (Barcelona, 1 February 1917 – Madrid, 8 April 2013) was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia Española since 1990, he was the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2010) and the Spanish Literature National Prize (2011). He became an inspiration for the anti-austerity movement in Spain. Source: Wikipedia (en)