Salvador Dali

Salvador Dalí (Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domenech) was born May 11, 1904 in Figueras, Spain, which is a small town near Barcelona. His father was a notary and leading citizen in the town. Salvador had a very unusual childhood. His older brother, also named Salvador, died before he was born. They treated the new Salvador as though he was their first son. The second Salvador was very confused growing up because of this. Dalí acted very differently from other children. He had strange dreams and fears and always wanted attention. He would throw fits of hysteria and acts of rage at his family and playmates. On several occasions, Dalí flung himself down a stone staircase to frighten his classmates. He spent his childhood in Figueres and at the family’s summer home in the coastal fishing village of Cadaques.
Dalí was educated first at public school, later in a private academy in Figueras conducted by Brothers of the Marist Order. Dalí had a great imagination and ...