Arturo Agüero Chaves Explained

Arturo Agüero Chaves (March 28, 1907 – May 11, 2001), was a Costa Rican writer, poet, philologist, lexicographer and educator. Along with Aquileo J. Echeverría, he is one of the greatest exponents of Costa Rican costumbrismo.[1] He is also considered the father of modern linguistics in Costa Rica.[2]

Life and career

Born Pedro Piedades Chaves Umaña in San José, Costa Rica, on March 28, 1907, he was the illegitimate son of Engracia Chaves Umaña[3] and José María Agüero Barboza. After losing his mother to tuberculosis at the age of 15,[4] Pedro Chaves moved in with his father and changed his name to Arturo Agüero Chaves.[5] By the time he was 21 years old, Agüero was already publishing his poetry in local newspapers. He studied at Escuela Normal de Heredia and began his career as a Latin and Spanish Literature professor in 1929. While teaching at Liceo de Costa Rica and Instituto de Alajuela, Agüero made a name for himself as a prominent educator. He went on to serve as principal at various Costa Rican public schools[6] and as a Spanish language teacher in Florida in the late 1940s. When the first Costa Rican college of humanities was founded at the University of Costa Rica, Agüero was among its first-ever faculty members.[7] At University of Costa Rica, he engaged in extensive research on philology and became one of the University's most distinguished professors. Agüero published most of his literary work during his 15 years as Chair of the Department of Philology, Linguistics and Literature at University of Costa Rica.

In 1955, having achieved national renown as a poet and philologist, he was elected to the Academia Costarricense de la Lengua (English: Costa Rican Academy of the Language),[8] which he would later preside from 1981 until his death in 2001.[1] As an academician, Agüero's linguistic research would extend beyond Costa Rica, earning him membership in numerous language academies, including the Real Academia Española (English: Royal Spanish Academy) and the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. Furthermore, Agüero's role as Director of the Costa Rican Academy of the Language would get him acquainted with Spanish writers Dámaso Alonso and Camilo José Cela, who would later become his personal friends.

Besides his poetry and academic work, Arturo Agüero also gained recognition for his columns in Costa Rican newspapers La Nación and La Prensa Libre. Agüero died at age 94 on May 11, 2001. Upon news of his demise, Costa Rican journalists were not able to list the extensive number of awards that Agüero had received throughout his career.

Awards and recognitions

Works

Poetry

Philology

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arturo Aguero. www.mcj.go.cr. 2016-01-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160901035731/http://mcj.go.cr/actualidad/convocatorias_premios/premios/magon/arturo_aguero_1984.aspx. 2016-09-01. dead.
  2. Web site: Academia Costarricense de la Lengua Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española. www.asale.org. 2016-01-28.
  3. "Costa Rica, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1595-1992," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQLZ-PMQ : accessed 28 January 2016), Pedro Piedades Chaves, 23 Apr 1907, Baptism; citing San Isidro de Coronado, San Isidro de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica, parroquias de la Iglesia Católica, Costa Rica (Catholic Church parishes, Costa Rica); FHL microfilm 1,219,693.
  4. "Costa Rica, registros parroquiales y diocesanos, 1595-1992," database with images,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQK2-V4Y : accessed 28 January 2016), Engracia Chavez de Palma, 01 Jun 1923, Burial; citing Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, San José, San José, Costa Rica, parroquias de la Iglesia Católica, Costa Rica (Catholic Church parishes, Costa Rica); FHL microfilm 1,219,616.
  5. Costa Rica, Registro Civil, 1823-1975, database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-19DC : 9 August 2017), Pedro Piedades Aguero Chaves, ; citing Birth Registration, Alajuela, Costa Rica, vol. 064, entry 2146, Archivos Nacionales (National Archives), San José.
  6. Web site: Boletín Presencia Universitaria - Conmemoran centenario de don Arturo Agüero Chaves. www.odi.ucr.ac.cr. 2016-01-28. María Eugenia Fonseca. Calvo.
  7. Don Arturo Agüero, filólogo y romanista. Káñina. 2007-03-14. 2215-2636. 31. 1. es. Manuel Antonio Quirós. Rodríguez.
  8. Web site: Cronología de la Academia Costarricense de la Lengua. www.acl.ac.cr. 2016-01-28. Agüero. Arturo.
  9. Web site: ¡Gracias, maestro!. La Nación. 2016-01-28.
  10. Web site: Arturo Agüero Chaves. February 27, 2014. January 28, 2016. Sede de Occidente. Biblioteca Arturo Agüero Chaves. https://web.archive.org/web/20160825045136/http://www.so.ucr.ac.cr/biblioteca/?q=arturo-ag%C3%BCero-chaves. August 25, 2016. dead.

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