Federico García Lorca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1898

Place of Birth: Fuente Vaqueros, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Aug-1936

Profession: poet, playwright, author, musician, lyricist, theater director, drawer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (Spanish pronunciation: [feðe'?iko ðel sa'??aðo ko?a'?on de xe'suz ?a?'?i.a 'lo?ka]; 5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca (English: gar-SEE-? LOR-k?), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting of mostly poets who introduced the tenets of European movements (such as symbolism, futurism, and surrealism) into Spanish literature.
He was executed by Rebel faction forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.
His body or bones have never been found.