Jorge Polar (1856–1932) was a

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, poet, and politician born in

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, on April 21 of 1856 . After leaving a trace in university teaching, cultural journalism, national politics and the

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, died on June 6, 1932.

Education

He completed his secondary education at the National School of Independence, which was founded by

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. Then he entered the University of St. Augustine and at age 18, he earned his

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in 1874. Later he traveled to

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and the

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where he obtained his

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. in

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and

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Works

*''A Biography of Juan Manuel Polar'', 1886 *''Literary Studies'', 1886 *''Something in Prose'', 1887 *''Poems'', 1887 *''Lucia and Julia Letter'', 1887 *''White'' (novel), 1888 *''Arequipa'', 1891, 1922 *''Light Philosophy'', 1895 *''Stanzas of a poem'', 1896 *''Aesthetics'', 1903 *''At the University'', 1904 *''Confession of a Professor'', 1925 *''Our Melgar'', 1928 *''Introduction to the Study of Modern Philosophy'', 1928

References

*Bermejo, Vladimir (July 8, 1954). Arequipa (1st edition). Arequipa: The Hive. pp. 478. People from Arequipa Peruvian politicians 19th-century Peruvian poets 1856 births 1932 deaths Peruvian male poets 19th-century male writers {{Peru-politician-stub