Who is George Santayana from The Story of Philosophy and what is their importance?

George Santayana is born in 1863 and lives until 1952. He is born in Madrid, Spain and is considered American only because he lives in America. Santayana is culturally of the former East coast European America. He is brought to America as a child in 1872 where he grows up and stays until 1912. Santayana studies and teaches at Harvard through his fiftieth year. He writes his first essay in philosophy in 1896. He is a poet by nature and the noisy pace of American city-life offends him. His book The Sense of Beauty is considered the best American contribution to esthetics.