RODRÍGUEZ PINILLA, Tomás

RODRÍGUEZ (Y) PINILLA, Tomás. Salamanca 2.11.1814 — Madrid 23.5.1886. Spanish Historian and Politician. Son of José Rodríguez, a liberal-minded silversmith, and María Pinilla. Studied law at Salamanca, bachiller en Leyes 1834 and en Cánones 1836. Professor at Salamanca. Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs in 1873. Married, children. Publications: Carácter propio de…

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GONZÁLEZ DE LA CALLE, Pedro Urbano

GONZÁLEZ DE LA CALLE, Pedro Urbano. Madrid 12.11.1879 — México 1966. Spanish Linguist interested in Sanskrit. Son of Urbano González Serrano (1848–1904), professor of philosophy, and Petra de la Calle Corisco. Studied philosophy and classics, also Sanskrit under Daza de Campos. Ph.D. 1904 Madrid. In 1904-26 Professor of Latin at…

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BARDÓN Y GÓMEZ, Lázaro

BARDÓN Y GÓMEZ, Lázaro. Inicio 8.6.1817 — Madrid 9.6.1897. Spanish Priest and Classical Scholar interested in Sanskrit. Born in the province of Léon. Priest from the seminary of Asturias, he interested early in classical languages, especially in Greek. Ph.D. 1852. Also an autodidact Sanskritist. Professor of Greek at the University…

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