Pidal María Goyri de Menéndez

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María Goyri de Menéndez Pidal (18731955) was a Spanish Hispanist, wife of Ramón Menéndez Pidal. She was born in Madrid and began her studies there in the normal and business courses of the Association for the Education of Women. Later, despite the difficulties due to the unusualness of the proceeding, she studied philosophy and letters in the University of Madrid, obtaining the titles of normal school professor (1893), licentiate in philosophy and letters (1896), and Doctor of Philosophy and letters (1909). Among her publications are the following:

  • "Romance de la muerte del Principe D. Juan," in the Bulletin Hispanique, volume iv (1902)
  • "Romances que deben buscarse en la tradición oral," in Revista de Archivos, Bibliotecas, y Museos, (1907)
  • various articles on "El Conde Lucano," in Revue Hispanique (1899)
  • Romania (1900)
  • Revista de Archivos, etc (1902)
  • "La difunta pleiteada en la literatura española: estudio de literatura comparada," in Revista de Archivos (1909)

She died in Madrid.