born June 13, 1874, Villa María del Río Seco, Arg.
died Feb. 19, 1938, Buenos Aires
Argentine poet, critic, and cultural ambassador.
He initially worked as a journalist but thought of himself primarily as a poet. His early verse, collected in volumes such as Mountains of Gold (1897), reveals his affinity with Modernismo . Later he embraced political conservatism, and his poetry and prose treated national themes in a realistic style. He was director of the National Council of Education from1914 to 1938 and also produced histories of Argentina and studies and translations of classical Greek literature. He strongly influenced such younger writers as Jorge Luis Borges .