José Carlos Mainer Baqué (born 1944) is a Spanish historian of literature and literary critic,[1] Professor Emeritus of the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR).

[2] He is credited for his interdisciplinary scholar work intermingling studies on cultural and literary history.

[3] Born in 1944 in Zaragoza,[1] he earned a PhD in Philosophy and Arts from the University of Barcelona (UB).

[6] He retired from teaching in 2011 and remains active as writer, critic and lecturer and collaborates with the newspapers El Pais and ABC.

[7] In 2004 he was awarded with the journalism prize for the cultural, ethic and democratic values from the Basque Country by the newspaper El Correo.