Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Explained

Aurelio Espinosa Pólit
Birth Date:July 11, 1894
Birth Place:Quito, Ecuador
Occupation:Writer, Poet, Professor, Priest

Aurelio Espinosa Pólit (Quito, July 11, 1894 – February 21, 1961) was an Ecuadorian writer, poet, literary critic, and university professor. He co-founded the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, and he founded the Aurelio Espinosa Polit Museum and Library in Quito.[1]

He was a Jesuit priest, in the religious order Society of Jesus. He worked on more than 600 pieces and books in his lifetime, and was a renowned translator. He translated into Spanish the complete works of the Latin poets Virgil and Horacio and the Greek playwright Sophocles. He was the first rector of the Pontifical Catholic University, where he also taught Greek language and Greek literature. He was well-versed in Latin and Greek, and spoke English, French, Spanish, and Italian fluently.[2]

The Aurelio Espinosa Pólit Prize, a leading literary prize in Ecuador, is named after him.

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* Eminente promotor de las obras del mejor poeta ambiental, sacerdotal y humano del Ecuador el Dr. Carlos Suarez Veintimilla.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ecuador.com/museums/aurelio-espinosa-polit/ Aurelio Espinosa Polit Museum and Library - Honoring Literary Achievement
  2. http://www.diccionariobiograficoecuador.com/tomos/tomo1/e3.htm The Biographical Dictionary of Ecuador: AURELIO ESPINOSA POLIT (Spanish article)