Gumersindo de Azcárate
Spanish philosopher, jurist and politician
About Gumersindo de Azcárate
Lived 1840 – 1917 (aged 77). Gumersindo de Azcárate was a Spanish writer, politician, philosopher, jurist and university teacher.
Gumersindo de Azcárate (1840, León - 1917, Madrid) was a Spanish philosopher, jurist and politician.
Biography After law studies in Oviedo, he taught comparative law in Madrid since 1864 and represented León in the Cortes. In the 1870s, he joined Francisco Giner de los Ríos and Julián Sanz del Río to teach at the Institución Libre de Enseñanza (Institute of Free Teaching).
De Azcárate was a leading representative of Krausismo, a philosophy based on the teachings of Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, in law. In his works, which include Estudios económicos y sociales (1876), El self-government y la Monarquía doctrinaria (1877), Estudios filosóficos y políticos (1877) and Concepto de la Sociología (1876), he opposed excessive political centralism, proposed privatisation of nonessential governmental functions and studied models of parliamentary and decentralised government.
In 1912, he was the co-founder of the Reformist Republican Party.
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Who was Gumersindo de Azcárate?
Spanish philosopher, jurist and politician (1840-1917)
When was Gumersindo de Azcárate born?
Gumersindo de Azcárate was born on 13 January 1840 in León.
When did Gumersindo de Azcárate die?
Gumersindo de Azcárate died on 15 April 1917 in Madrid.
What was Gumersindo de Azcárate's occupation?
Gumersindo de Azcárate was a writer, politician, philosopher, jurist and university teacher.
What nationality was Gumersindo de Azcárate?
Gumersindo de Azcárate was Spanish.
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