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María Rosa Menocal
Writing•Born April 9, 1953•Died October 15, 2012 (age 59)•Havana, Cuba
Biography
María Rosa Menocal was a Cuban-born scholar of medieval culture and history and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2002 Menocal wrote the book The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain, which has been translated into many languages. Menocal died of melanoma in 2012.
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DepartmentWriting
BirthdayApril 9, 1953
Day of DeathOctober 15, 2012
Place of BirthHavana, Cuba
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