About Enrique José Varona
Lived 1849 – 1933 (aged 84). Enrique José Varona was a Cuban and Spanish writer, politician, poet, scientist, essayist and philologist.
Enrique José Varona (April 13, 1848, Puerto Principe, Cuba – November 13, 1933, Havana) was a Cuban author.
He was educated in Puerto Principe, and began his literary career in 1864 as a contributor to reviews. In 1874, he moved to Havana, dividing his time between teaching and journalism. In 1885 he was elected representative for Puerto Principe in the Cortes in Madrid. In 1885 he founded the Revista Cubana, a literary, scientific, and philosophical review.
During the US Military Occupation of Cuba, Varona was appointed Minister of Finance, and later as Minister of Public Instruction. He was elected in 1912 as Vice President of Cuba under President Mario García Menocal. Varona retired to a private academic and literary life in 1917.
Works Odas Anacreónticas (Puerto Principe, 1868) Poesías (Havana, 1878) Paisajes Cubanos (1879) Conferencias filosóficas: Lógica (1880) Conferencias filosóficas: Psicología (1881) Estudios literarios y filosóficos (1883) Seis Conferencias (Barcelona, 1887)
His Lógica has been translated into French.
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Cuban politician and writer (1849-1933)
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Enrique José Varona was born on 13 April 1849 in Camagüey.
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Enrique José Varona died on 13 November 1933 in Havana.
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Enrique José Varona was a writer, politician, poet, scientist, essayist and philologist.
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Enrique José Varona was Cuban and Spanish.
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