Diego de Torres Villarroel | |
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Born | Salamanca, Spain | 17 June 1693
Died | 19 June 1770 Salamanca, Spain | (aged 77)
Nationality | Spanish |
Other names | Gran Piscátor |
Citizenship | Spain |
Alma mater | Colegio Trilingüe, University of Salamanca |
Occupation(s) | Mathematician, professor, writer, priest |
Notable work | Vida, ascendencia, nacimiento, crianza y aventuras del Doctor Don Diego de Torres Villarroel, Sueños morales, visiones y visitas de Torres con D. Francisco de Quevedo por Madrid |
Diego de Torres Villarroel (1693 – 19 June 1770) was a Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, doctor, mathematician, priest and professor of the University of Salamanca. His most famous work is his autobiography, Vida, ascendencia, nacimiento, crianza y aventuras del Doctor Don Diego de Torres Villarroel (first published 1743).