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Tomás Carreras Artau
Tomàs Carreras i Artau (1879 in Girona – 1954 in Barcelona) was a Catalonia, Catalan philosopher, ethnologist and politician. Life and career Tomàs Carreras was ethics professor in the University of Barcelona from 1912 until 1949. He set up the ''Archive of Ethnography and Folklore of Catalonia''. Moreover, he was member of the Academy of Good Letters of Barcelona. Together with Jaume Serra i Húnter and Ramon Turró i Darder, he founded in 1923 the Catalan Society of Filosophy, which depended on the Institute of Catalan Studies. He and his brother Joaquim Carreras i Artau received the prize of the ''Spanish Association for the Progress os Sciences'' for the publication between 1939 and 1943 of the ''History of Spanish Philosophy. Christian Philosophy from the 13th century until the 15th century'' (in Spanish language, Spanish). In 1946, he became the first president of the Institute of Studies from Girona and editor of the ''Annals of the Institute of Studies from Girona'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girona
Girona (officially and in Catalan language, Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter River, Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capital of the province of Girona, province of the same name and also capital of the ''Comarques of Catalonia, comarca'' of the Gironès and the vegueria of Girona. Since much of the old quarter of this ancient city has been preserved, Girona is a popular destination for tourists, and film productions have used it as a filming location (e.g. ''Game of Thrones''). The city is located northeast of Barcelona. History The first historical inhabitants in the region were Iberians; Girona is the ancient Gerunda, a city of the Ausetani. Later, the Ancient Rome, Romans built a citadel there, which was given the name of ''Gerunda''. The Visigoths ruled in Girona until it was conquered by the Moors in 715. Charlemagne reconquere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
