José García Nieto

José García Nieto
Born(1914-07-06)6 July 1914
Oviedo, Spain
Died27 February 2001(2001-02-27) (aged 86)
Madrid, Spain
RelativesBárbara Santa-Cruz (granddaughter)
Seat i of the Real Academia Española
In office
13 March 1983  27 February 2001
Preceded byJosé María Pemán
Succeeded byMargarita Salas

José García Nieto (Oviedo, 6 July 1914 – Madrid, 27 February 2001) was a Spanish poet and writer. In 1996, he was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. Along with Gabriel Celaya, Blas de Otero and José Hierro, he was a member of the post-war generation of Spanish poets.