Francesc Hernández i Sanz
Francesc Hernández i Sanz (* 1863 in Maó , Menorca ; † 1949 ibid) was a Menorcan historian , librarian , illustrator and author .
Life
From 1894 to 1940 he was a professor at the Institute for Graphics l'Institut de dibuix de Maó . Between 1898 and 1934 he was the director and editor of the Revista de Menorca magazine , where he wrote numerous articles on archeology , history , literature , biographies and communal articles on Menorca. As director of the archive l'Arxiu Històric de Maó , he put together an important collection of historical works from 1910 to 1943, which is now in the cultural center of the city of Maó ( Colección Hernández Mora - Hernández de Sanz ).
He is also the author of the Geography and History of Menorca volumes (first edition: 1908), his documentation on Italian opera in the city of Mahón was published in 1917. He has also written articles on archeology which have been published in numerous other books and writings.
In the second half of the nineteenth century he also wrote a bibliography on the life and work of the Menorcan Pasqual Calbo , who worked as a painter at the court of Maria Theresa of Austria .
Francesc Hernández was a member of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando , where he also participated in several time-critical publications, such as the satirical weekly magazines: La Ilustración Hispanoamericana , and La Campana de Gràcia as well as the play L'Esquella de la Torratxa . During this time he drew, painted, watercolored and made prints to illustrate books, magazines and other documents.
Fonts (selection)
- Compéndio de geografía é historia de la isla de Menorca , Mahón, 1908
- El Archivo Municipal de Alayor , Mahon Francisco Truyol 1917
- Historia de la invenció de Nostra Señora del Thoro en forma de comèdia: obra inédita en tres jornades i en vers , Mahón, 1931
- Episodios de la Guerra de los Anglo-Españoles contra Francia, durante su primera republica, vistos desde Mahon, 1793-1795 , Mahon, 1933
Web links
- Literature by and about Francesc Hernández i Sanz in the bibliographic database WorldCat
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- Francesc Hernández i Sanz in www.grec.cat (Catalan, English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum of the Colección Hernández Mora - Hernández de Sanz
- ↑ digitalizada por el Ministerio de Cultura (España) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ministry of Culture website (Spanish)
Web links
- L'Esquella de la Torratxa Facsímile de la obra de teatro (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hernández i Sanz, Francesc |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hernández Sanz, Francisco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Menorcan historian, librarian, author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maó , Menorca |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1949 |
| Place of death | Maó , Menorca |