Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

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Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos
Jovellanos painted by Goya, 1798
Born	Baltasar Melchor Gaspar María (1744-01-05)5 January 1744 Gijón, Spain
Died	27 November 1811(1811-11-27) (aged 67) Vega de Navia, Spain
Occupations	Author philosopher
Seat V of the Real Academia Española
In office 23 September 1783 – 27 November 1811
Preceded by	Javier Arias Dávila y Centurión
Succeeded by	Tomás José González-Carvajal

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (born Gaspar Melchor de Jove y Llanos, 5 January 1744 – 27 November 1811) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain.