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Carles Riba

Catalan writer and poet

Carles Riba i Bracons (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾləz ˈriβə]; 23 September 1893 – 12 July 1959) was a Catalan poet, writer and translator.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Carles Riba (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 23, 1893, died Jul 12, 1959.¹

About

He was born in Barcelona and studied Law and Philosophy at the Universitat de Barcelona. In 1916 he married the poet Clementina Arderiu. He worked for a time in the School of Librarianship.

In 1922 he travelled to Munich to study under Karl Vossler. He completed his classical education by travelling to Italy and Greece in the 1920s. Around this time he collaborated with Pompeu Fabra on the General Dictionary of the Catalan Language (Diccionari General de la Llengua Catalana).

Later he worked in the Bernat Metge Foundation (Fundació Bernat Metge), specializing in classical studies, and became lecturer in Greek at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 1934.

Because of his association with Republicanism and Catalan nationalism, he was compelled to flee to France, after the victory of Francoist forces at the end of the Spanish Civil War in 1939. He settled in the Château de Roissy, a 17th-century building, which was offered as a refuge for writers.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carles Riba, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Edicions La MiradaFounder¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Barcelona³

Career

Occupation: translator, Esperantist, poet, university teacher, children's writer, philologist, writer, literary critic.¹⁰

1950 to 1959President of the Philological Section of the Institute for Catalan Studies^{6 8}
1938 to 1959President of PEN català⁶
Since 1934Worked at University of Barcelona⁴
1928 to 1934President of PEN català⁶
1925 to 1959Chair, PEN Català⁹
Date not recordedWorked at Autonomous University of Barcelona⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Fundació Bernat Metge⁴
Date not recordedFounded Edicions La Mirada⁵
Date not recordedPresident of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans⁶
Date not recordedMember of the Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona^{6 7}

Personal life

BornSep 23, 1893, Barcelona¹¹
DiedJul 12, 1959, Barcelona¹²
CitizenshipSpain¹³
ResidenceBarcelona, Montpellier¹⁴
SpouseClementina Arderiu married 1916¹⁵

Awards

1978Serra d'Or Critics' Prize for Literature and Essays¹⁶
1926Premi Concepció Rabell¹⁶

Sources

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WikidataCarles Riba on Wikidata
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WikipediaCarles Riba on Wikipedia
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WikidataCarles Riba: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: Worked at Autonomous University of Barcelona, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: Founded Edicions La Mirada, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: President of the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, on Wikidata
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WikidataMember of the Reial Acadèmia de Bones Lletres de Barcelona, as reported
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WikidataPresident of the Philological Section of the Institute for Catalan Studies, as reported
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WikidataCarles Riba: Chair, PEN Català, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: spouse, on Wikidata
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WikidataCarles Riba: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataEdicions La Mirada, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsCarles Riba photo by Òscar Vendrell, FAL