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Alberto Lista

1775 – 1848

Spanish poet

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About Alberto Lista

Lived 1775 – 1848 (aged 72). Alberto Lista was a Spanish mathematician, poet, writer, literary critic, university teacher and journalist.

Alberto Rodríguez de Lista y Aragón (October 15, 1775 – October 5, 1848) was a Spanish poet and educationalist.

Biography He was born in Seville. He began teaching at the age of fifteen, and when little over twenty was made professor of elocution and poetry at the University of Seville. In 1813 he was exiled, on political grounds, but pardoned in 1817. He then returned to Spain and, after teaching for three years at Bilbao, started a critical review at Madrid. Shortly afterwards he founded the celebrated college of San Mateo in that city. The liberal character of the San Mateo educational system was not favored by the government, and in 1823 the college was closed.

Lista after some time spent in Bayonne, Paris and London was recalled to Spain in 1833 to edit the official Madrid Gazette. He was one of the founders of the Ateneo, the free university of Madrid, and up till 1840 was director of a college at Cádiz. All the leading spirits of the young generation of Spaniards, statesmen, writers, soldiers and diplomatists came under his influence. He died in Seville on October 5, 1848.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Seville
Positions held
Canon, Member of the Real Academia de la Historia, Member of the Royal Spanish Academy
Employers
Universidad Central, University of Seville
Also known as
Alberto Lista y Aragon

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Alberto Lista's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Alberto Lista?

Spanish poet (1775-1848)

When was Alberto Lista born?

Alberto Lista was born on 15 October 1775 in Seville.

When did Alberto Lista die?

Alberto Lista died on 5 October 1848 in Seville.

What was Alberto Lista's occupation?

Alberto Lista was a mathematician, poet, writer, literary critic, university teacher and journalist.

What nationality was Alberto Lista?

Alberto Lista was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alberto Lista

· Wikidata: Q724883

· DBpedia: Alberto Lista

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