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Jaime Balmes

Spanish philosopher (1810–1848)
Person human Q2439397
Jaime Balmes
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
August 28, 1810
Date of death
July 9, 1848
Place of birth
Vic
Place of death
Vic, Casa Bojons[8]
Country of citizenship
Spain[10]
Occupation
Catholic priest, philosopher, writer
Position held
Member of the Royal Spanish Academy[11]
Educated at
University of Cervera[12]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Catalan, Spanish[34][35]
Birth name
Jaime Luciano Antonio Balmes y Urpiá, Jaume Llucià Balmes i Urpià[36][37]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Politics (2006 ed.), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Ensayo de un catálogo de periodistas españoles del siglo XIX (1903-1904), Diccionario biográfico y bibliográfico de escritores y artistas catalanes del siglo XIX (1889-1895), The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Kościelna encyclopedia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Family name
Balmes[22]
Given name
Jaime, Jaume[23][24]
Influenced by
Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, René Descartes, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Thomas Reid[16][17][18][19][20]
Member of
Royal Spanish Academy[14]
P14608
118656945
P14611
100k (100k–100k, n=3)
Place of burial
Vic Cathedral[9]
Second family name in Spanish name
Urpià[38]
Student
Fèlix Vilarrúbias i Busquets[13]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 98
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
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Biblioteche della Custodia di Terra Santa a Gerusalemme ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Catholic Encyclopedia ID
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DBNL author ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Diccionari de la Literatura Catalana ID
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EBAF authority ID
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ELNET ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopaedia Herder person ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Faulhaber edition person ID
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Franciscan Center of Christian Oriental Studies ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Historia Hispánica ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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NSK ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
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Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
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Teresianum authority ID
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Treccani ID
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Treccani's Dizionario di Filosofia ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/18794
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Influenced by 5
René Descartes, Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Thomas Reid
Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Occupation 3
writer, philosopher, Catholic priest
Given name 2
Jaime, Jaume
Influenced 2
Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar, Enrique Gil Robles
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Spanish, Catalan
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Educated at 1
University of Cervera
Founded entities 1
El Pensamiento de la Nación
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Royal Spanish Academy
Named after 1
Carrer de Balmes
Place of birth 1
Vic
Place of burial 1
Vic Cathedral
Place of death 1
Vic
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jaime Balmes was born on August 28, 1810[1], in Vic[2]. He died on July 9, 1848[3], in Vic[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], philosopher[6], and writer[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jaime Balmes include Carrer de Balmes[39], a street[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1863[42].

Why It Matters

Jaime Balmes has been cited as an influence by Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar[43], a politician[44], 1842–1909[45], of Colombia[46] and Enrique Gil Robles[47], a jurist[48], 1849–1908[49], of Spain[50].

Entities named for him include Carrer de Balmes[39], a street[40], in Spain[41], founded in 1863[42].

FAQs

Where was Jaime Balmes born?

Jaime Balmes was born in Vic[2].

Where did Jaime Balmes die?

Jaime Balmes passed away in Vic[4].

What did Jaime Balmes do for work?

Jaime Balmes worked as a Catholic priest[5], philosopher[6], and writer[7].

Where did Jaime Balmes go to school?

Jaime Balmes was educated at University of Cervera[12].

Who did Jaime Balmes influence?

Jaime Balmes has been cited as an influence by Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar[43] and Enrique Gil Robles[47].

Related Entities

Augustine of Hippo Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz René Descartes Spain Thomas Aquinas Thomas Reid University of Cervera

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