Albert Hauf
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Albert Guillem Hauf i Valls (Sóller
, Mallorca
, Spain
1938) is a Majorcan philologist, literature historian and literary critic. He is a specialist in Catalan
and Occitan medieval literature
.
He became graduated in romance Philology in the University of Barcelona
, with a grant from the Joan March Foundation. His degree dissertation consisted in an edition of the Aragonese
text of the Agriculture Treatise of Palladius Rutilius Emilianus. In the same university he got his PhD, which was supervised by professor Martí de Riquer, with a thesis about the Vita Christi, which was a work from the medieval Catalan writer Francesc Eiximenis
, and the medieval tradition of the Vitae Christi. This work received the Nicolau d'Olwer price (given by the IEC
) in 1977.
In 1964 he moved to the Cardiff University
(Wales
) as a Spanish
and Catalan teacher. He became professor of Hispanic Studies. He began there courses of Catalan language and literature. His disagreement with the policy of the British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
forced him to abandon the United Kingdom in 1987, when he arrived to the University of Valencia, where he is professor of Catalan Philology.
Since 1992 he has supervised different research projects, which have been sponsored by the Spanish
Ministry of Culture and by the Valencian Culture Department, specially about the golden age of the Valencian literature (15th century). Until 2007 he had supervised sixteen doctorate thesis. He has organized several congresses and academical meetings: The cultural atmosphere in Valencia during the second half of the 15th century, Tirant lo Blanc and its translators, Tirant lo Blanc, James I, Ausiàs Marc, Ausiàs Marc's readings, Francesc Eiximenis, Joan Roís de Corella, The medieval historiography and so on.
He is a member of the Valencian Academy of the Language
, the Interuniversity Institute of Valencian Philology
and the Institute of Catalan Studies. He was founder and president of the International Association of Catalan Language and Literature.
Moreover, he has been member of the Valencian Institute of Studies and Research (succeeding Joan Fuster
), of the Anglo-Catalan Society executive board (1973–1978), of the University of Valencia senate (1995–2001); of the Madrid National Library executive board (1995–1997); of the Mossèn Alcover trust (2001); of the jury of the Premis Octubre Essay Joan Fuster prizes (1989 and 1991) and the Letters National Prizes of the Spanish Ministry of Culture (Essay, 1991 and 1992; Novel, 1993; Literature, 1998); of the edition commission of the Francesc Eiximenis' works; of the edition commission of the Ramon Llull's works; of the editorial staff of the following journals: Estudis Romànics, Caplletra, Llengua i Literatura and of the ELLC; of the consultant board of the following journals: Révue d'Études Catalanes (France
), Tesserae (United Kingdom
), Catalan Review (United States
), Afers, Studia Philologica Valentina and Ausa.
Sóller
Sóller is a town and municipality near the north west coast of Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands of Spain. The town is some 3km inland, from the Port de Sóller, in a large, bowl-shaped valley that also includes the village of Fornalutx and the hamlets of Biniaraix and Binibassi. The combined...
, Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
1938) is a Majorcan philologist, literature historian and literary critic. He is a specialist in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
and Occitan medieval literature
Medieval literature
Medieval literature is a broad subject, encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages . The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works...
.
He became graduated in romance Philology in the University of Barcelona
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
, with a grant from the Joan March Foundation. His degree dissertation consisted in an edition of the Aragonese
Aragonese language
Aragonese is a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon, Spain...
text of the Agriculture Treatise of Palladius Rutilius Emilianus. In the same university he got his PhD, which was supervised by professor Martí de Riquer, with a thesis about the Vita Christi, which was a work from the medieval Catalan writer Francesc Eiximenis
Francesc Eiximenis
Francesc Eiximenis was a Franciscan Catalan writer that lived in the XIVth century Crown of Aragon. He was possibly one of the medieval Catalan writers that had more success, since his works were widely read, copied, published and translated. Therefore, it can be said tat both in the literary and...
, and the medieval tradition of the Vitae Christi. This work received the Nicolau d'Olwer price (given by the IEC
IEC
-Organisations:* Independent Electoral Commission * Independent Electrical Contractors, a U.S. national trade association.* Institut d'Estudis Catalans , a Catalan academic institution....
) in 1977.
In 1964 he moved to the Cardiff University
Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a leading research university located in the Cathays Park area of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. It received its Royal charter in 1883 and is a member of the Russell Group of Universities. The university is consistently recognised as providing high quality research-based...
(Wales
Wales
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) as a Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Catalan teacher. He became professor of Hispanic Studies. He began there courses of Catalan language and literature. His disagreement with the policy of the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
forced him to abandon the United Kingdom in 1987, when he arrived to the University of Valencia, where he is professor of Catalan Philology.
Since 1992 he has supervised different research projects, which have been sponsored by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Ministry of Culture and by the Valencian Culture Department, specially about the golden age of the Valencian literature (15th century). Until 2007 he had supervised sixteen doctorate thesis. He has organized several congresses and academical meetings: The cultural atmosphere in Valencia during the second half of the 15th century, Tirant lo Blanc and its translators, Tirant lo Blanc, James I, Ausiàs Marc, Ausiàs Marc's readings, Francesc Eiximenis, Joan Roís de Corella, The medieval historiography and so on.
He is a member of the Valencian Academy of the Language
Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua
The Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua , also known by the acronym AVL, is an institution created on September 16, 1998 by the Valencian Parliament, which belongs to the set of official institutions that compose the Generalitat Valenciana, according to the Act of Autonomy of the Valencian...
, the Interuniversity Institute of Valencian Philology
Interuniversity Institute of Valencian Philology
The Interuniversity Institute of Valencian Philology , was created in 1987, and took form with a decree of the Generalitat Valenciana that was issued in 1994...
and the Institute of Catalan Studies. He was founder and president of the International Association of Catalan Language and Literature.
Moreover, he has been member of the Valencian Institute of Studies and Research (succeeding Joan Fuster
Joan Fuster
Joan Fuster i Ortells was a Valencian writer, who published mostly in Catalan.- Life and works :He was born in the village of Sueca near Valencia, Spain, in a relatively prosperous middle class family. Both his parents were pious Roman Catholics and Carlists. His father was a renowned local...
), of the Anglo-Catalan Society executive board (1973–1978), of the University of Valencia senate (1995–2001); of the Madrid National Library executive board (1995–1997); of the Mossèn Alcover trust (2001); of the jury of the Premis Octubre Essay Joan Fuster prizes (1989 and 1991) and the Letters National Prizes of the Spanish Ministry of Culture (Essay, 1991 and 1992; Novel, 1993; Literature, 1998); of the edition commission of the Francesc Eiximenis' works; of the edition commission of the Ramon Llull's works; of the editorial staff of the following journals: Estudis Romànics, Caplletra, Llengua i Literatura and of the ELLC; of the consultant board of the following journals: Révue d'Études Catalanes (France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), Tesserae (United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
), Catalan Review (United States
United States
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), Afers, Studia Philologica Valentina and Ausa.