Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos ( born Gaspar Melchor de Xove y Llanos , 5 January 1744 â `` 27 November 1811 ) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman , author , philosopher and a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain .
Simplified: Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos ( 5 January , 1744 - 27 November , 1811 ) was a Spanish neoclassical statesman , writer and philosopher .