In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Feijóo and the second or maternal family name is Montenegro.
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Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation:[beˈnitoxeˈɾonimofejˈxo(o)jmonteˈneɣɾo]; 8 October 1676 – 26 September 1764) was a Spanishmonk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions.
He joined the Benedictine order at the age of 14, and had taken classes in Galicia, León, and Salamanca. He later taught theology and philosophy at the University, where he earned a professorship in theology.
He was appalled by the superstition and ignorance of his time, and his works aimed at combating the situation.[1] His fame spread quickly throughout Europe. His revelations excited considerable opposition in certain quarters in Spain, for example from Salvador José Mañer and others; but the opposition was futile, and Feijóo's services to the cause of education and knowledge were universally recognized long before his death in Oviedo.[2]
A century later Alberto Lista said that a monument should be erected to Feijóo, at the foot of which all his works should be burned. He was not a great genius, nor a writer of transcendent merit; his name is connected with no important discovery, but his literary style is clear and not without distinction. He tried to uproot many popular errors, awakened an interest in scientific methods,[3] and is justly regarded as the initiator of educational reform in Spain.[2]
Worksedit
His two famous works, Teatro crítico universal (1726–1739) and Cartas eruditas y curiosas (1742–1760), are multi-volume collections of essays that cover a range of subjects, from natural history and the then known sciences, education, history, religion, literature, philology, philosophy and medicine, down to superstitions, wonders and salient points of contemporary journalistic interest. In the edition of 1777 they occupy nine and five volumes respectively, to which three supplementary volumes must be added. A reprint occurs in volume 56 of the Biblioteca de autores españoles, with an introduction by Vicente de la Fuente. As learning advanced, his writings were relatively relegated to a place of historical and literary interest. A small portion of his works were translated into English by Captain John Brett (3 vols., 1777-1780).
Footnotesedit
^Stanley G. Payne, History of Spain and Portugal (1973) 2:367-71
^ abOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Feijóo y Montenegro, Benito Jerónimo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 237–238.
^. Blogs.otago.ac.nz. 2012-10-29. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
Referencesedit
Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Feijóo y Montenegro, Benito Gerónimo" . Encyclopedia Americana.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Feijoo and the second or maternal family name is Montenegro You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish December 2019 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 023 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Benito Jeronimo Feijoo see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated es Benito Jeronimo Feijoo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Friar Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro Spanish pronunciation beˈnito xeˈɾonimo fejˈxo o j monteˈneɣɾo 8 October 1676 26 September 1764 was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions Benito Jeronimo FeijooPortrait of Feijoo y Montenegro by Mariano Salvador MaellaBorn 1676 10 08 October 8 1676Santa Maria de Melias near Ourense Galicia SpainDiedSeptember 26 1764 1764 09 26 aged 89 Oviedo Asturias SpainNationalitySpanishOccupation s Monk scholar essayist Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesBiography editHe joined the Benedictine order at the age of 14 and had taken classes in Galicia Leon and Salamanca He later taught theology and philosophy at the University where he earned a professorship in theology He was appalled by the superstition and ignorance of his time and his works aimed at combating the situation 1 His fame spread quickly throughout Europe His revelations excited considerable opposition in certain quarters in Spain for example from Salvador Jose Maner and others but the opposition was futile and Feijoo s services to the cause of education and knowledge were universally recognized long before his death in Oviedo 2 A century later Alberto Lista said that a monument should be erected to Feijoo at the foot of which all his works should be burned He was not a great genius nor a writer of transcendent merit his name is connected with no important discovery but his literary style is clear and not without distinction He tried to uproot many popular errors awakened an interest in scientific methods 3 and is justly regarded as the initiator of educational reform in Spain 2 Works editHis two famous works Teatro critico universal 1726 1739 and Cartas eruditas y curiosas 1742 1760 are multi volume collections of essays that cover a range of subjects from natural history and the then known sciences education history religion literature philology philosophy and medicine down to superstitions wonders and salient points of contemporary journalistic interest In the edition of 1777 they occupy nine and five volumes respectively to which three supplementary volumes must be added A reprint occurs in volume 56 of the Biblioteca de autores espanoles with an introduction by Vicente de la Fuente As learning advanced his writings were relatively relegated to a place of historical and literary interest A small portion of his works were translated into English by Captain John Brett 3 vols 1777 1780 Footnotes edit Stanley G Payne History of Spain and Portugal 1973 2 367 71 a b nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Feijoo y Montenegro Benito Jeronimo Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 237 238 Feijoo and his Magisterio de la experiencia lessons of experience Early Modern Experimental Philosophy University of Otago New Zealand Blogs otago ac nz 2012 10 29 Archived from the original on 2014 02 20 Retrieved 2013 07 24 References editRines George Edwin ed 1920 Feijoo y Montenegro Benito Geronimo Encyclopedia Americana This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Underhill John Garrett 1920 Cartas of Feijoo In Rines George Edwin ed Encyclopedia Americana Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro amp oldid 1218414227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
