Jorge Polar
Illustration — Jorge Polar Vargas (1856 - 1932) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, poet, and politician. Jorge Polar (1856–1932) was a Peruvian intellectual, poet, and politician born in Arequipa, Peru, on April 21 of 1856. After leaving a trace in university teaching, cultural journalism, national politics and the administration of justice, he died on June 6, 1932.
Jorge Polar
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- 1856
- Died
- 1932
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Illustration — Jorge Polar Vargas (1856 - 1932) was a Peruvian lawyer, writer, poet, and politician. Jorge Polar (1856–1932) was a Peruvian intellectual, poet, and politician born in Arequipa, Peru, on April 21 of 1856. After leaving a trace in university teaching, cultural journalism, national politics and the administration of justice, he died on June 6, 1932.
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He completed his secondary education at the National School of Independence, which was founded by Simon Bolivar. Then he entered the University of St. Augustine [1], and at age 18, he earned his Juris Doctor in 1874. Later he traveled to Lima and the Universidad Mayor de San Marcos [2], where he obtained his Ph.D. in history, philosophy and literature.
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• A Biography of Juan Manuel Polar, 1886 • Literary Studies, 1886 • Something in Prose, 1887 • Poems, 1887 • Lucia and Julia Letter, 1887 • White (novel), 1888 • Arequipa, 1891, 1922 • Light Philosophy, 1895 • Stanzas of a poem, 1896 • Aesthetics, 1903 • At the University, 1904 • Confession of a Professor, 1925 • Our Melgar, 1928 • Introduction to the Study of Modern Philosophy, 1928
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1856
Jorge Polar was born on 21 April 1856.
1932
Jorge Polar died on 6 June 1932.
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Formation and teaching. Polar studied at National University of San Marcos. The record notes the qualification Doctor of Juridical Science.
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