Birth Name: Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás,
Occupation: Philosopher
Place Of Birth: Madrid
Date Of Birth: December 16, 1863
Date Of Death: September 26, 1952
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
George Santayana was born on the 16th of December, 1863. He was famous for being a Philosopher. Essayist who said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” He wrote influential works on many subjects.
George Santayana was born in Madrid. He began his philosophical writings with The Sense of Beauty that connected an understanding of beauty with ideas that are permanent and real. He also coined the oft-repeated phrase, “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” which was commonly and incorrectly attributed to Plato.
George Santayana was a Sagittarius and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
George Santayana was born in 1860s.
Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
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Family
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George Santayana was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
REAL NAME: | Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, |
NICKNAME: | Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, George Santayana |
RELIGION: | Unknown |
AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
BIRTH DAY: | Wednesday |
DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: George Santayana was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: George Santayana was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: George Santayana had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
George Santayana’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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