Juan Ramon Jimenez
Juan Ramón Jiménez Born Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (1881-12-24)24 December 1881 Moguer, Huelva, Andalucia, Spain Died 29 May 1958(1958-05-29) (aged 76) San Juan, Puerto Rico Occupation poet Nationality Spanish Genre poetry Notable awards Nobel Prize in Literature 1956 Spouse Zenobia Camprubí Juan Ramón Jiménez Mantecón (23 December 1881 – 29 May 1958) was a Spanish poet, a prolific writer who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1956 "for his lyrical poetry, which in the Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity". One of Jiménez's most important contributions to modern poetry was his advocacy of the French concept of "pure poetry."