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LÃdia Armengol I Vila
LÃdia Armengol i Vila (13 September 1948 – 26 November 1991) was an Andorran historian and civil servant who championed the restoration of her country's historic language and culture. Biography Armengol was born in the old quarter of Andorra la Vella, the capital city of Andorra (a landlocked microstate in the Pyrenees mountains). She attended primary classes in a French school there and then went to the University of Perpignan in nearby France, where she continued her education at the Lycée Jean Lurçat. She graduated from the Spanish section of Letters in 1971. The following year she obtained her master's degree (Maîtrise d'Enseignement) at the same university. In 1978, she received the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) in the specialty of Andorran Studies at the University of Perpignan. In 1984, she took a course in historical demography at the École d'Hautes Études de Sciencies in Paris, France. Government service According to writer Antoni Pol, "Her contribution ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andorra La Vella
Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital (political), capital of the Andorra, Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parishes of Andorra, parish that surrounds the capital. , the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes Escaldes-Engordany plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. The principal industry is tourism, although the country also earns foreign income from being a tax haven. Furniture and Brandy, brandies are local products. Being at an elevation of , it is the highest capital city in Europe and a popular ski resort. Name ''Andorra la Vella'' means "Andorra the Town", to distinguish it from the Principality of Andorra as a whole. Although in Catalan the word ''vella'' (like French ''vieille'') is derived from the Latin word ''vetula'' which means "old", the ''Vella'' here (like French ''ville'' and Catalan ''vila'') is derived fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Historians
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People From Andorra La Vella
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1991 Deaths
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1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WorldCat
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Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any or all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and society's effect on language. It can overlap with the sociology of language, which focuses on the effect of language on society. Sociolinguistics overlaps considerably with pragmatics and is closely related to linguistic anthropology. Sociolinguistics' historical interrelation with anthropology can be observed in studies of how language varieties differ between groups separated by social variables (e.g., ethnicity, religion, status, gender, level of education, age, etc.) and/or geographical barriers (a mountain range, a desert, a river, etc.). Such studies also examine how such differences in usage and differences in beliefs about usage produce and reflect social or socioeconomic classes. As the usage of a language varies from place to place, language usage also varies among social classes, and it is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Església De Sant Esteve
Església de Sant Esteve is a church located on Plaça del PrÃncep Benlloch in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra The Cultural Heritage of Andorra is an organization in Andorra which protects national buildings and monuments considered of cultural and historical value. Selected buildings listed * Antiga fà brica de pells * Antiga Vegueria Francesa * Cal Batl .... It was built in the 11th-12th century and then restored in the 20th century. References Buildings and structures in Andorra la Vella Roman Catholic churches in Andorra Cultural Heritage of Andorra {{Andorra-church-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josep Pintat-Solans
Josep Pintat Solans (; January 21, 1925 – October 20, 2007) was the prime minister of Andorra. A local business executive, he was unanimously elected prime minister by the General Council of Andorra The General Council ( ca, Consell General d'Andorra, ) is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys (Catalan: ''Consell General de les Valls'') because it was the historical name ... and began serving on May 21, 1984; Pintat Solans was re-elected in January 1986, receiving the votes of 27 out of 28 of the General Council's members, serving as Prime Minister until January 12, 1990. He died on October 20, 2007, after a long illness. References Heads of Government of Andorra 1925 births 2007 deaths Andorran businesspeople 20th-century businesspeople {{Andorra-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã’scar Ribas Reig
Ã’scar Ribas Reig (; 26 October 193618 December 2020) was an Andorran politician, lawyer, and businessman who became the prime minister of Andorra in 1982.Andorra entry on Hutchinson Encyclopedia He twice served as head of government, first from 8 January 1982 to 21 May 1984 and again from 12 January 1990 to 7 December 1994. Early life and education Ã’scar Ribas Reig was born in , Andorra, on 26 October 1936 to an Andorran father and a mother. He moved to Spain as a child, living in |
Andorra National Library
The Andorra National Library ( ca, Biblioteca Nacional d'Andorra) was founded in 1930, then re-opened in 1974. Since 2020, it is housed in the former Hotel Rosaleda in Encamp. Amongst other functions, it is the legal deposit and copyright library for Andorra. History The Andorra National Library was created on September 8, 1930 with the aim of providing book lending services to the people of the valleys of Andorra (''les Valls d'Andorra''). It was initially housed in the hall of lost steps (''sala dels passos perduts'') in the Casa de la Vall (the headquarters of the General Council of Andorra). Its creation resulted from an initiative of the Andorran Society of Barcelona Residents (''Sociedat Andorrana de Residents a Barcelona'') together with contributions from various private individuals, and followed in the wake of the founding of other socio-cultural entities such as the Association for the Protection of Catalan Education (''Associació Protectora de l'Ensenyança Catalana'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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