Rafael Altamira y Crevea
Illustration — 1928 Autochrome by Auguste Léon Rafael Altamira y Crevea (February 10, 1866 – June 1, 1951) was a Spanish historian and jurist. Rafael Altamira y Crevea was born in Alicante, Altamira is considered to be one of the most significant Spanish historians of the 20th century, was a multi-faceted scholar who also took interest in journalism, pedagogy, politics, and literature. Written as a manual for Spanish history, no other work has pictured the Spanish ethos so graphically as Rafael Altamira's Historia de España y de la Civilización Española (Barcelona, 1899).
Rafael Altamira y Crevea
Auguste Léon · Public domain
- Born
- 1866 · Alicante.
- Died
- 1951 · Mexico City.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- writer · judge · historian · jurist · university teacher · politician · lawyer
- Fields
- history · jurist
- Education
- University of Valencia · Universidad Central
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy · Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico · honorary doctorate from Columbia University · honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — 1928 Autochrome by Auguste Léon Rafael Altamira y Crevea (February 10, 1866 – June 1, 1951) was a Spanish historian and jurist. Rafael Altamira y Crevea was born in Alicante, Altamira is considered to be one of the most significant Spanish historians of the 20th century, was a multi-faceted scholar who also took interest in journalism, pedagogy, politics, and literature. Written as a manual for Spanish history, no other work has pictured the Spanish ethos so graphically as Rafael Altamira's Historia de España y de la Civilización Española (Barcelona, 1899).
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Born at Alicante in 1866, died in Mexico City in 1951.
Rafael Altamira y Crevea studied at University of Valencia and Universidad Central. José María Ots Capdequí, Juan Manzano y Manzano and Javier Malagón are recorded as having studied under Rafael Altamira y Crevea. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is history and jurist. Employment is recorded with Institución Libre de Enseñanza, University of Oviedo and Universidad Central. Positions recorded include Senator of the Kingdom and full professor. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
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- 1.Matthews, Thomas. Rafael Altamira: An Appreciation. The Hispanic American Historical Review. 32. 3. 452–457. 1952. 0018-2168.
- 2.Gamarra, 2012.
- 3.Barceló, Javier Malagón. The Historia de España of Rafael Altamira. The Americas. 24. 1. 67–71. 1967. 0003-1615.
- 4.American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Gamarra, Yolanda. "Rafael Altamira y Crevea (1866–1951). The International Judge as' Gentle Civilizer'." Journal of the History of International Law/Revue d'histoire du droit international 14.1 (2012): 1-49.
- Vásquez, George L. "Altamira, the Generation of 1898, and the Regeneration of Spain." Mediterranean Studies 5 (1995): 85-100. online
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