Rafael Díez de la Cortina
Rafael Díez de la Cortina | |
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| Born | Rafael Díez de la Cortina y Olaeta 1859 |
| Died | 24 July 1939 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupations | Linguist, publisher, entrepreneur |
| Political party | Carlism |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Díez de la Cortina (her death) Marion L. M. Fletcher (1933-1939; his death) |
| Parent(s) | José Díez de la Cortina y Cerrato, Marqués de la Cortina Elena Olaeta Bouyon |
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Rafael Díez de la Cortina y Olaeta, 1st Count of Olaeta (1859 – 24 July 1939) was a Spanish-American linguist. Globally, he is recognized as the first person to introduce sound recording into the teaching of foreign languages; he used it when operating his New-York-based company, Cortina Academy of Languages, launched in the 1890s. In Spain he is also known as a Carlist political activist and soldier; he volunteered to legitimist troops during the Third Carlist War and advanced the Carlist cause as the claimant's representative in America.