José Amador de los Ríos
José Amador de los Ríos was a Spanish playwright, historian, archaeologist, poet and senior lecturer (1818–1878). He was born at Baena and died at Seville.
Also recorded as José Amador de los Ríos y Serrano.
José Amador de los Ríos in brief
- Born
- 1818
- Died
- 1878
- Known for
- playwright, historian, archaeologist, poet, senior lecturer, literary critic and painter
- Place of birth
- Baena
Contents
Identity and origins
José Amador de los Ríos was recorded at birth as Manuel José María Amador de los Ríos y Serrano. The authorities additionally record the heading José Amador de los Ríos y Serrano. His recorded language was Spanish.
2 children are recorded: Rodrigo Amador de los Ríos y Villalta and Ramiro Amador de los Ríos.
Career and activity
José Amador de los Ríos worked in history, literature, literary criticism, painting and archaeology. His work is associated with Romanticism.
He was employed by Universidad Central. Recorded positions include member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II, full professor, director of the National Archaeological Museum of Spain and member of the Real Academia de la Historia. He belonged to Royal Academy of History and Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios y Arqueólogos. He worked at Madrid.
Catalogued works
13 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1851 to 2016.
Toledo pintoresca, o descripción de sus más célebres monumentos. Historia general y natural de las Indias. Historia general y natural de las Indias,. Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierra-firme del mar oceano. Historia de la Villa y Corte de Madrid (1860-1864). Las cartas de Ramón Varela de la Iglesia a Francisco Giner de los Ríos : ciencia y Krausismo / Juan José Fernández Teijeiro., dated [2016], held by Wellcome Collection. Historia general y natural de las Indias, islas y tierrafirme del mar océano / por el capitan Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdés, primer cronista del Nueva mundo ; publícala la Real academia de la historia, cotejada con el códice original, enriquecida con las enmiendas y adiciones del autor, é ilustrada con la vida y el juicio de las obras del mismo por D. José Amador de los Rios., dated 1851-1855, held by Wellcome Collection. La fisiología : origen histórico de una ciencia experimental / José Luis Barona Vilar., dated [1991], held by Wellcome Collection. Antología / Bernard ; edición de José Luis Barona., dated 1989, held by Wellcome Collection. Balance cuatricentenario de la fisiología en México / por José Joaquín Izquierdo., dated 1934, held by Wellcome Collection. Notes pour le Rapport sur les progrès de la physiologie / Claude Bernard ; manuscrit inédit présenté et commenté par M.D. Grmek ; préf. de J. Dausset., dated 1979, held by Wellcome Collection. L'École Liégeoise de physiologie et son maître Léon Fredericq (1851-1935), pionnier de la zoologie chimique / [Marcel Florkin]., dated [1979], held by Wellcome Collection. Philosophie et méthodologie scientifiques de Claude Bernard / par Étienne Wolff, Christian Fouchet, Bernardo A. Houssay, Georges Canguilhem ... [etc.] Colloque international orgranisé pour la célébration du centenaire de la publication de l'Introduction à l'étude de la médecine expérimentale de Claude Bernard, 1965., dated 1967, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 192 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
11 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Amador de los Ríos, José, Oxford Art Online, 2003. El canon literario y el teatro áureo en la Historia Crítica de la Literatura Española de José Amador de los Ríos, El teatro del Siglo de Oro ante los espacios de la crítica, 2002. Jewish History as “Historia Patria”: José Amador de los Ríos and the History of the Jews of Spain, Jewish Social Studies, 2011. Narrating the history of the others - José Amador de los Ríos and the History of the Jews and the Muslims in Spain (1848-1874), Hamsa, 2014. Amador de los Ríos, Sefarad, 1994. A propósito del mudéjar: Romanticismo, protección monumental e identidades históricas, Astragalo, 2023. Unas características específicas del judeo-Español de Sarajev, Bosnia, Verba Hispanica, 1991. Inquisición, judíos y leyenda negra. El debate que definió las visiones de España y su historia (1780-1848), Lusitania Sacra, 2021. Ivo de la Cortina y la excavación con presidiarios en Itálica (I), Boletín del Museo Arqueológico Nacional, 2024. La caracterización política del concepto mudéjar en España durante el siglo XIX, Espacio, Tiempo y Forma. Serie VII, Historia del Arte, 2011. Amador de los Ríos, Sefarad : Revista de Estudios Hebraicos y Sefardíes, 1994.
Digitised editions and texts
11 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (Roda da Fortuna Revista Eletrônica sobre Antiguidade e Medievo), DataCite (Columbia University) and DataCite (Lusitania Sacra).
Voces americanas empleadas por Oviedo (2020) — Internet Archive. Historia critica de la Literatura Espanola (1864) — Internet Archive. El arte latino bizantino en España y las coronas visigodas de Guarrazar : ensayo histórico-crítico (2020) — Internet Archive. Poesia popular de España: Romances tradicionales de astúrias (1861) — Internet Archive. Historia Critia de la Literatura Española (1861) — Internet Archive. Discursos leídos ante la Real Academia de nobles Artes de San Fernando en la ... (1872) — Internet Archive. Historia de la Villa y Corte de Madrid (2020) — Internet Archive. Historia Social, Politica y Religiosa de los Judíos de España y Portugal | José Amador de los Ríos — Internet Archive. El fenómeno del mudejarismo y sus debates (ss. XIX-XX) (2016) — DataCite (Roda da Fortuna Revista Eletrônica sobre Antiguidade e Medievo). Jewish History as “Historia Patria”: José Amador de los Ríos and the History of the Jews of Spain (2011) — DataCite (Columbia University). Inquisición, judíos y leyenda negra. El debate que definió las visiones de España y su historia (1780-1848) (2021) — DataCite (Lusitania Sacra).
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 16 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 4 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
José Amador de los Ríos studied at Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Universidad Central. the recorded working language is Spanish.
The field of work recorded is history, literature and literary criticism. The authority associates the name with Romanticism.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Employment is recorded with Universidad Central. Positions recorded include member of the Cortes during the reign of Isabel II and full professor. Membership is recorded of Royal Academy of History and Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios y Arqueólogos.
Work by José Amador de los Ríos is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado and Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.
Chronology
- 1818José Amador de los Ríos born at Baena.
- 1861Poesia popular de España: Romances tradicionales de astúrias digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1861Historia Critia de la Literatura Española digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1864Historia critica de la Literatura Espanola digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1872Discursos leídos ante la Real Academia de nobles Artes de San Fernando en la ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1878José Amador de los Ríos died at Seville.
- 2016Las cartas de Ramón Varela de la Iglesia a Francisco Giner de los Ríos : ciencia y Krausismo / Juan José Fernández Teijeiro. (Wellcome Collection).
- 2020Voces americanas empleadas por Oviedo digitised by Internet Archive.
- 2020El arte latino bizantino en España y las coronas visigodas de Guarrazar : ensayo histórico-crítico digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Amador de los Ríos, José, Oxford Art Online, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “José Amador de los Ríos”
Institutional database · Scholarly
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El canon literario y el teatro áureo en la Historia Crítica de la Literatura Española de José Amador de los Ríos, El teatro del Siglo de Oro ante los espacios de la crítica, 2002
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Jewish History as “Historia Patria”: José Amador de los Ríos and the History of the Jews of Spain, Jewish Social Studies, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Narrating the history of the others - José Amador de los Ríos and the History of the Jews and the Muslims in Spain (1848-1874), Hamsa, 2014
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 7 articles naming José Amador de los Ríos.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 20 digitised items catalogued under José Amador de los Ríos as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 192 works naming José Amador de los Ríos.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2699511: José Amador de los Ríos
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“José Amador de los Ríos”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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