Photo: Ministerio de la Presidencia. Gobierno de España (Pool Moncloa), Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁹

Jesús de Polanco

Spanish businessman

Jesús Polanco Gutiérrez, also known as Jesús de Polanco (November 7, 1929 – July 21, 2007), was a businessman from Spain who built one of the largest media empires in the world. In 2005, he was ranked 3rd richest person in Spain and at number 210 in Forbes World's Richest People list, and was number 258 in 2006.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jesús de Polanco (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 7, 1929, died Jul 21, 2007.¹

Companies

Grupo PRISAFounder¹⁸

Early life and education

1935 to 1937Colegio Divina Pastora³
1939 to 1947Colegio de las Escuelas Pías de San José de Calasanz, Madrid³
1947 to 1956Facultad de Derecho (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) licentiate degree in law³
Date not recordedComplutense University of Madrid³

Career

Occupation: businessperson, publisher.⁹

1984 to 2007President, Grupo PRISA^{7 8}
1972 to 2007Worked at Grupo PRISA⁴
1958 to 1972Worked at Grupo Santillana⁴
1955 to 1958Worked at Ministry of Information and Tourism⁴
1947 to 1949Worked at Institute of Hispanic Culture⁴
Date not recordedFounded Grupo PRISA⁵
Date not recordedFounded El País⁶

Personal life

BornNov 7, 1929, Madrid¹⁰
DiedJul 21, 2007, Madrid¹¹
CitizenshipSpain¹²
Children4¹³

Awards

2007Gold Medal of Work Merit^{14 17}
2007Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic^{14 16}
2004Officer of the Legion of Honour^{14 15}
1994Juan Lladó Prize¹⁴

Sources

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WikidataJesús de Polanco on Wikidata
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WikipediaJesús de Polanco on Wikipedia
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: Worked at Institute of Hispanic Culture, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: Founded Grupo PRISA, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: Founded El País, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: President, Grupo PRISA, on Wikidata
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WikidataPresident, Grupo PRISA, as reported
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataJesús de Polanco: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataGrupo PRISA, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJesús de Polanco photo by Ministerio de la Presidencia. Gobierno de España (Pool Moncloa), Attribution