George Santayana

George Santayana (16 December 1863–26 September 1952), was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist, best known for the oft-quoted statement, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," from Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of The Life of Reason.

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16 December - 1863 - 26 September - 1952 - Reason in Common Sense - The Life of Reason

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Santayana wrote some 18 volumes of philosophy, as well as poetry, a novel (The Last Puritan, which was a best seller in 1936), and an autobiography. His students went on to fame and glory as well. The most prominent of his students were T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, Walter Lippmann and Harry Austryn Wolfson.

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Philosophy - Poetry - Novel - 1936 - Autobiography - T.S. Eliot - Wallace Stevens - Walter Lippmann - Harry Austryn Wolfson

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