Gerardo Diego

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The Most Excellent Gerardo Diego
Portrait by Emeric Tauss Torday
Born	Gerardo Diego Cendoya (1896-10-03)3 October 1896 Santander, Spain
Died	8 July 1987(1987-07-08) (aged 90) Madrid, Spain
Seat I of the Real Academia Española
In office 15 February 1948 – 8 July 1987
Preceded by	Blas Cabrera
Succeeded by	Claudio Rodríguez

Gerardo Diego Cendoya (October 3, 1896 – July 8, 1987) was a Spanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27.

Diego taught language and literature at institutes of learning in Soria, Gijón, Santander and Madrid. He also acted as literary and music critic for several newspapers.