Enrique José Varona
Enrique José Varona (April 13, 1848, Puerto Principe, Cuba – November 13, 1933, Havana) was a Cuban author. He was educated in Puerto Principe, and began his literary career in 1864 as a contributor to reviews. In 1874, he moved to Havana, dividing his time between teaching and journalism.
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Enrique José Varona
William Belmont Parker, ed. (1919) Cubans of to-day, Category:New York, pp. 198 · Public domain
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- 1849 · Camagüey.
- Died
- 1933 · Havana.
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- Cuba · Spain
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- writer · politician · poet · scientist · essayist · philologist · historian · philosopher
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- Spanish
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Enrique José Varona (April 13, 1848, Puerto Principe, Cuba – November 13, 1933, Havana) was a Cuban author. He was educated in Puerto Principe, and began his literary career in 1864 as a contributor to reviews. In 1874, he moved to Havana, dividing his time between teaching and journalism.
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Enrique José Varona (1849–1933) was a Cuban and Spanish essayist, historian and philologist, among other activities. Born in Camagüey, the essayist died in Havana. Enrique José Varona held the position of member of the Congress of Deputies and worked in Madrid. Languages used include Spanish.
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In 1885 he was elected representative for Puerto Principe in the Cortes in Madrid. In 1885 he founded the Revista Cubana, a literary, scientific, and philosophical review. During the US Military Occupation of Cuba, Varona was appointed Minister of Finance, and later as Minister of Public Instruction. He was elected in 1912 as Vice President of Cuba under President Mario García Menocal. Varona retired to a private academic and literary life in 1917.
Dr. Enrique José Varona.
(1917-05-06). " El Estado y el Ejército ". Bohemia VIII (18): 11. ISSN 0864-0777.
Enrique José Varona.
William Belmont Parker, ed. (1919) Cubans of to-day, Category:New York, pp. 198
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• Office — Vice President of Cuba • Order — 4th • Predecessor — Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso • Successor — Emilio Núñez • Term Start — 20 May 1913 • Term End — 20 May 1917 • President — Mario García Menocal
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• Odas Anacreónticas (Puerto Principe, 1868) • Poesías (Havana, 1878) • Paisajes Cubanos (1879) • Conferencias filosóficas: Lógica (1880) • Conferencias filosóficas: Psicología (1881) • Estudios literarios y filosóficos (1883) • Seis Conferencias (Barcelona, 1887) His Lógica has been translated into French.
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1849
Enrique José Varona was born on 13 April 1849.
1933
Enrique José Varona died on 13 November 1933.
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Camagüey.
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- 1.Suchlicki, Jaime. Historical dictionary of Cuba. Scarecrow press. 1988. 0-8108-2071-4.
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Enrique José Varona is recorded with the occupation philologist. Recorded as writer, politician, poet, scientist and essayist.
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