Juan de Iriarte
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Juan de Iriarte was a Spanish
writer, French and English translator in the Royal Chancillery, Hellenist
and latinist.
, Canary Islands
), he was educated in Paris
in 1713 with one of his students being Voltaire
. He moved to London
and completed a formation for his native island. He later moved to Madrid where he was officially nominated at Biblioteca Real. Aged 28, he edited Regia Matritensis Bibliotheca in 1729, his first catalog published on the contents of the Biblioteca Real. The Bibliotecario Mayor of the institution, Juan de Ferras, managed to get him appointed as a private tutor of the families of the Duque de Béjar, the Duque de Alba and Royal Prince Manuel de Portugal
.
He was sent to be educated in France and later to England through the company of Monsieur Hely, former Consul of France in the Canary Islands. He was the uncle of the poet and theatrical writer Tomás de Iriarte y Nieves Ravelo.
Juan de Iriarte wrote Gramática latina (Latin Grammar), he was created a convenient official nominator for the first Secretary of State. He also wrote in Diario de los Literatos (1737) and in 1741 was elected member of the Real Academia Española
of Languages,. he entered also at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Iriarte also wrote Sobre la imperfección de los diccionarios. and Paleografía griega (Greek Paleography) as well as Bibliotheca graeca (Greek Library) in which he described Greek manuscripts. His other works include Tauromaquia matritensis, sive taurorum ludi, (on Spanish bull fighting), Lista de los Principales Manuscritos de la Librería de los Marqueses de Villena and Sacada de la Hijuela Authentica de los bienes que quedaron por muerte del Marqués Don Andrés Pacheco, en 9 de Octubre de 1748. Por la tarde por mí mismo, it was conserved at the Biblioteca de la Fundación Juan March.
Spain
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writer, French and English translator in the Royal Chancillery, Hellenist
Hellenism (Academia)
Academics who study ancient or modern Greece may be referred to as Hellenists, and thus the study of Greece may be referred to as Hellenism. This should not be confused with the use of Hellenism to mean the spread of Greek culture, nor to describe the neoclassic Hellenism movement....
and latinist.
Biography
Born at Puerto de la Orotava, now Puerto de la CruzPuerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality located in Spain, on the north coast of Tenerife island, in the Orotava Valley...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
), he was educated in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1713 with one of his students being Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
. He moved to London
London
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and completed a formation for his native island. He later moved to Madrid where he was officially nominated at Biblioteca Real. Aged 28, he edited Regia Matritensis Bibliotheca in 1729, his first catalog published on the contents of the Biblioteca Real. The Bibliotecario Mayor of the institution, Juan de Ferras, managed to get him appointed as a private tutor of the families of the Duque de Béjar, the Duque de Alba and Royal Prince Manuel de Portugal
Manuel de Portugal
thumb|160px|Manuel, son of Anthony, Prior of CratoManuel of Portugal was the son of António, Prior of Crato, pretender to the Portuguese throne during the 1580 Portuguese succession crisis. He secretly married in 1597 Countess Emilia of Nassau, daughter of William the Silent and Anna of Saxony....
.
He was sent to be educated in France and later to England through the company of Monsieur Hely, former Consul of France in the Canary Islands. He was the uncle of the poet and theatrical writer Tomás de Iriarte y Nieves Ravelo.
Juan de Iriarte wrote Gramática latina (Latin Grammar), he was created a convenient official nominator for the first Secretary of State. He also wrote in Diario de los Literatos (1737) and in 1741 was elected member of the Real Academia Española
Real Academia Española
The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
of Languages,. he entered also at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
Iriarte also wrote Sobre la imperfección de los diccionarios. and Paleografía griega (Greek Paleography) as well as Bibliotheca graeca (Greek Library) in which he described Greek manuscripts. His other works include Tauromaquia matritensis, sive taurorum ludi, (on Spanish bull fighting), Lista de los Principales Manuscritos de la Librería de los Marqueses de Villena and Sacada de la Hijuela Authentica de los bienes que quedaron por muerte del Marqués Don Andrés Pacheco, en 9 de Octubre de 1748. Por la tarde por mí mismo, it was conserved at the Biblioteca de la Fundación Juan March.
Works
- Obras sueltas de don Juan de Iriarte, Madrid, 1774, dos vols.
- Regia Matritensis Bibliotheca (1729)
- Sobre la imperfección de los diccionarios, discurso de ingreso en la Real Academia Española de la Lengua, 1747.
- Colección de refranes castellanos traducidos en metros latinos, 1749.
- Sobre los verbos reflexivos y recíprocos, 1756.
- Advertencias sobre la sintaxis castellana, 1755.
- Gramática latina, 1764.
- Paleografía griega, 1760.
- Bibliotheca graeca
- Tauromaquia matritensis, sive taurorum ludi, Lista de los Principales Manuscritos de la Librería de los Marqueses de Villena. 1725.
- 'Lista de los Principales Manuscritos de la Librería de los Marqueses de Villena. Sacada de la Hijuela Authentica de los bienes que quedaron por muerte del Marqués Don Andrés Pacheco, en 9 de Octubre de 1748. Por la tarde por mí mismo.