Manuel Fernández Álvarez

Manuel Fernández Álvarez (7 November 1921 – 19 April 2010) was a Spanish historian, academic and writer.

Manuel Fernández Álvarez
Manuel Fernández Álvarez in 1995
Born(1921-11-07)7 November 1921
Died19 April 2010(2010-04-19) (aged 88)
EducationUniversidad de Valladolid
Children
  • María Fernández
  • Susana Fernández
Scientific career
FieldsHistory

Biography

He was the son of Enrique Fernández and María Álvarez.[1]

In 1942 he graduated in Philosophy at the University of Valladolid.[2]

He was professor at the University of Salamanca (and after retirement profesor emérito).

He died on 19 April 2010 aged 88 due to a complication after a heart surgery.[3]

Books

  • La sociedad espanola en el Siglo de Oro
  • La sociedad espanola del Renascimiento, 1985
  • Carlos V, el cesar y el hombre, 2000
  • Corpus monumental de Carlos V, Salamanca, 1973-1981
  • Carlos V: un hombre para Europa
  • Isabel la Catolica
  • Felipe II y su tiempo
  • La Gran Aventura de Cristobal Colon, Espasa Calpe, 2006

References

  1. "Manuel Fernández Álvarez". Diccionario Biográfico Español (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia. 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. "La Biblioteca de... Manuel Fernández Álvarez". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. Constenla, Tereixa (19 April 2010). "Fallece a los 88 años el historiador Manuel Fernández Álvarez". El País (in Spanish). PRISA. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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