EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Could mean one of three separate institutions:

• Complutense University of Madrid -- (founded 1293)
• Autonomous University of Madrid -- (founded 1968)
• Pontifical Comillas University of Madrid -- (founded 1904)

Location:
Madrid, Spain

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Luis Alberni	Actor	4-Oct-1886	23-Dec-1962	Spanish-American character actor
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora	Government	6-Jul-1877	18-Feb-1949	1st President of the Second Spanish Republic
Vicente Aleixandre	Poet	26-Apr-1898	14-Dec-1984	Spanish surrealist poet
Fernando Arrabal	Playwright	11-Aug-1932		Viva la muerte
Jacinto Benavente	Playwright	12-Aug-1866	14-Jul-1954	The Bonds of Interest
Luis Buñuel	Film Director	22-Feb-1900	29-Jul-1983	That Obscure Object of Desire
Camilo José Cela	Author	11-May-1916	17-Jan-2002	Spanish novelist and Nobel laureate
Katherine Harris	Politician	5-Apr-1957		Congresswoman from Florida, 2003-07
Gonzalo de Las Heras	Business	c. 1940		EVP at Grupo Santander
James C. Humes	Government	31-Oct-1934		Speechwriter to five Presidents
Antonio Machado	Poet	26-Jul-1875	22-Feb-1939	Generation of '98
René Marqués	Playwright	4-Oct-1919	22-Mar-1979	La Carreta
Pilar Miró	Film Director	20-Apr-1940	19-Oct-1997	The Dog in the Manger
Albert F. Moreno	Attorney	c. 1944		General Counsel of Levi Strauss, 1996-2005
Severo Ochoa	Scientist	24-Sep-1905	1-Nov-1993	Synthesized RNA
Frank V. Ortiz	Diplomat	14-Mar-1926	27-Feb-2005	US Ambassador to Argentina, 1983-86
James Purdy	Author	17-Jul-1914	13-Mar-2009	Eustance Chisholm and the Works
Adolfo Suárez	Head of State	25-Sep-1932	23-Mar-2014	Prime Minister of Spain, 1982-91
Miguel de Unamuno	Philosopher	29-Sep-1864	31-Dec-1936	El Cristo de Velázquez
Diane von Furstenberg	Fashion Designer	31-Dec-1946		Fashion designer

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Vicente Aleixandre	Poet	26-Apr-1898	14-Dec-1984	Spanish surrealist poet
Severo Ochoa	Scientist	24-Sep-1905	1-Nov-1993	Synthesized RNA

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