Adolfo Rivadeneyra (April 10, 1841 in Santiago de Chile – February 5, 1882 in Madrid) was a Spanish diplomat, orientalist, editor and traveler.

Biography

Son of the renowned Catalan printer and publisher

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( :es:Manuel Rivadaneyra), Adolfo began his diplomatic career in

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as a multilingual interpreter (he spoke fluent English, French, Italian, German, Persian, Turkish and several dialects of Arabic), became Acting Consul in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, vice-consul in

Ceylon Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

, and

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, and subsequently was consul in

Mogador Essaouira ( ; ar, الصويرة, aṣ-Ṣawīra; shi, ⵜⴰⵚⵚⵓⵔⵜ, Taṣṣort, formerly ''Amegdul''), known until the 1960s as Mogador, is a port city in the western Morocco, Moroccan region of Marrakesh-Safi, Marakesh-Safi, on the ...

and

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, where he ended his career in the Foreign Service in 1879. He actively participated in the Spanish cultural world of his time and was elected to the

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and appointed secretary of the Geographical Society of Madrid. In Damascus he began studying

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with the help of his teacher and friend Francisco García Ayuso. As publisher, Adolfo Rivadeneyra continued to publish the series of classics of Spanish literature, entitled '' Biblioteca de Autores Españoles'', started by his father. In addition, he related his extensive travels throughout the East in several books.

Works

*''Viaje de Ceylan a Damasco. Golfo Pérsico. Mesopotamia. Ruinas de Babilonia, Nínive y Palmira'', Madrid, 1871. Modern editions: ''De Ceilán a Damasco'', 1986, Barcelona, Laertes; ''Viaje de Ceilán a Damasco : Golfo Pérsico, Mesopotamia, ruinas de Babilonia, Nínive y Palmira, y cartas sobre la Siria y la isla de Ceilán'' de Adolfo Rivadeneyra ; edición, prólogo y notas de Fernando Escribano Martín. Madrid: Miraguano. 2006. . *''Viaje al interior de Persia'', Madrid, Imprenta y Esterotipia de Aribau y Cª (Sucesores de Rivadeneyra), 3 tomos, 1880.

Bibliography

*Rivadeneyra, Adolfo (2008). Escribano Fernando Martín (ed.). ''Viaje al interior de Persia'' . Miraguano Ediciones. .

External links

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