US EditionXesús Alonso Montero, Galician and Communist Intellectual, Dies at the Age of 97
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Xesus Alonso Montero is considered one of the most important Galician intellectuals of the last half century
The also prominent philologist presided over the Royal Galega Academy, published dozens of books and was a reference to anti-Franchism in Galicia
Xesús Alonso Montero died this Thursday in Vigo at the age of 97, a life dedicated to teaching, to the study and defense of Galician language and culture and to a communist militancy that he never abandoned, with a class vision that marked his work in other areas.Through his life trajectory, begun in Vigo in 1928, he can travel much of the 20th century and a good stretch of the 21st century in the fields of culture, politics and Galician languag…
The Galician intellectual Xesús Alonso Montero has died in Vigo at the age of 97. He took a prominent place in the Royal Galega Academy, was a communist militant and pioneer in the sociolinguistic study of Galician.Main themes: CulturesRead full article
The writer, philologist, teacher and academic Xesús Alonso Montero has passed away this Thursday in Vigo, his hometown, at 97 years of age. A central figure in Galician culture and literature, he was a numerical member of the Royal Galega Academy since 1993 and also presided over the entity between 2013 and 2017.
The world of Galician culture and literature is in mourning. The writer, essayist, philologist, historian and academic Xesús Alonso Montero (Vigo, November 28, 1928) died this Thursday in the same city where he was born 97 years ago. The professor also served as president of the Royal Galician Academy between 2013 and 2017, succeeding Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín, also from Vigo.
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