Martín García Mérou

Martín García Mérou
Minister of Agriculture of Argentina
In office
January 11, 1900  March 21, 1901
PresidentJulio Argentino Roca
Preceded byEmilio Civit
Succeeded byEzequiel Ramos Mexía
Personal details
BornOctober 14, 1862
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedMay 30, 1905(1905-05-30) (aged 42)
Berlin, Germany
Political partyNational Autonomist Party
SpouseDelia Herrera
EducationColegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
OccupationPoet, diplomat

Martín García Mérou (Buenos Aires, October 14, 1862Berlin, May 30, 1905) was an Argentine poet, novelist and essayist, as well as a diplomat and politician, serving as Minister of Agriculture from 1900 to 1901.

His written works include Estudios literarios (1884), Libros y autores (1886), Juan Bautista Alberdi (1890), Recuerdos literarios (1891), Confidencias literarias (1894), Ensayo sobre Echeverría (1894) and El Brasil Intelectual: impresiones y notas literarias (1900). He died in Berlin at the age of 43.