
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Pen Name: Miguel de Cervantes
Born: 29 September 1547
Died: 22 April 1616
Miguel de Cervantes was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered to be the first modern European novel. It is a classic of Western literature, and is regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written.