Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (died 1764)

Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro

Spanish monk and scholar (1676–1764)

Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Age of Enlightenment in Spain. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions.