Octavio Acevedo

Octavio José Acevedo (1875 - 1933) was an Argentine soldier, lawyer, writer and teacher, who served as professor at the National College of Buenos Aires.[2] He was the editor of El Progreso, a weekly newspaper published since the late 19th century and beginning of the 20th.[3]

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Octavio José Acevedo
Professor of Geography of the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
In office
1900–1933
Personal details
Born1875
Buenos Aires
Died1933
Buenos Aires
NationalityArgentine
EducationUniversidad de Buenos Aires
Occupationteaching
writer
Professionjurist
educator
army
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Argentina
Branch/serviceArgentine Army
Years of service1894-1898
RankCaptain
UnitNational Reserve Forces[1]

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Pedro Acevedo y Axa Cristina Canaveris,[4] belonging to an illustrious family. He was a relative of Macedonio Fernández, a well-known Argentine writer,[5] and a descendant of Vicente Anastasio Echevarría, a politician who served in the Assembly of the Year XIII.[6]

In addition to serving at the National College, he served as a professor in the Liceo Nacional de Señoritas n° 2 of Buenos Aires (National Lyceum of Ladies). He was the author of some educational works, including "Apuntes constitucionales tomados de las conferencias del Dr. Del Valle",[7] "Historia de la geografía argentina"[8] and "Curso de Moral Práctica".[9]

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References
  1. Registro nacional de la República argentina, Parte1. República Argentina.
  2. Archivos de la Universidad de Buenos Aires(boletín informativo de la Revista de la universidad)., Volumen8. Universidad de Buenos Aires.
  3. Papeles antiguos (escritos 1892-1907). Macedonio Fernández.
  4. Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. 1935 1ra sección. República Argentina.
  5. Historia de la literatura argentina: Los proyectos de la vanguardia. Centro Editor de América Latina, 1986.
  6. Nobiliario del antiguo virreynato del Río de la Plata ... Librería y editorial "La Facultad", Bernabé y cía., 1936.
  7. La Literatura argentina: Revista bibliográfica, Volumen2. Lorenzo J. Rosso.
  8. Historia de la geografía argentina : conferencia dada en el Colegio Nacional Central el 10 de junio de 1903 /. Buenos Aires: Imprenta y Litografía La Buenos Aires, 1903.
  9. Revista, Volúmenes42-43. Universidad de Buenos Aires.
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