Albert Hauf facts for kids

Albert Guillem Hauf i Valls was born in 1938 in Sóller, Mallorca, Spain. He is a well-known expert in languages and old books. He studies and writes about literature from the Middle Ages, especially in the Catalan and Occitan languages.

Albert Hauf's Early Life and Studies

Albert Hauf studied languages at the University of Barcelona. He received a special grant to help him with his studies. For his first big project, he worked on an old book about farming.

Becoming a Doctor of Literature

Later, he earned his PhD, which is a very high degree. His main teacher was Professor Martí de Riquer. Albert Hauf's PhD work was about a book called Vita Christi by a medieval writer named Francesc Eiximenis. This important work won an award in 1977.

Moving to Cardiff University

In 1964, Albert Hauf moved to Cardiff University in Wales. He started as a teacher of Spanish and Catalan. Later, he became a full professor of Hispanic Studies. He was the first to start teaching Catalan language and literature there.

Returning to Spain

In 1987, he left the United Kingdom because he disagreed with the government's policies at the time. He then joined the University of Valencia in Spain. There, he became a professor of Catalan Philology, continuing his work on the Catalan language.

Albert Hauf's Research and Influence

Since 1992, Albert Hauf has led many research projects. These projects focused on the "golden age" of Valencian literature, which was in the 15th century. He helped many students with their PhDs, guiding sixteen of them by 2007.

Organizing Important Meetings

He has also organized many conferences and academic meetings. These events brought together experts to discuss important topics like:

• The culture in Valencia in the 1400s.
• The famous book Tirant lo Blanc and its translations.
• Studies on important historical figures like James I and writers like Ausiàs Marc and Francesc Eiximenis.

Being Part of Key Organizations

Albert Hauf is a member of several important groups. These include the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, which focuses on the Valencian language. He also helped start and was the first president of the International Association of Catalan Language and Literature.

Other Important Roles

He has held many other important positions. He was on the board of the Madrid National Library. He also served on juries for national literature prizes in Spain. He helped edit works by famous writers like Francesc Eiximenis and Ramon Llull. He has also been part of the teams for several academic journals.

Albert Hauf's Published Works

Albert Hauf has written many articles for both general readers and other experts. He has also appeared on radio and TV shows. He worked with famous writers like Martí de Riquer and Mario Vargas Llosa on a project about Joanot Martorell's book, Tirant lo Blanch.

He has written about 200 research papers and books. Here are some of his notable works:

• He edited the book Speculum Humanae Salvationis.
• He worked with Teresa Pérez Higuera on Estudios y comentarios.
• He edited Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi.
• He also edited Speculum Animae, another work thought to be by Isabel de Villena.
• His book D'Eiximenis a Sor Isabel de Villena won a critics' prize in 1991.
• He edited the famous book Tirant lo Blanch.
• He worked on La Flor de les Istòries d'Orient, which won an award for the best medieval work in 1990.
• He edited Joan Eiximeno's Quarantena de Contemplació.
• He also edited Contemplació de la Passió and Francesc Eiximenis' Lo Crestià.
• He wrote El Ars Praedicandi de Fr. Alfonso d'Alprao.
• He wrote introductions for other important books.
• Twenty-five of his articles were published in a major German literature series.
• He has translated books from German, English, and French. One important translation was Arthur Terry's Catalan Literature into Spanish.

See also

In Spanish: Albert Hauf para niños