Cordero, Luis, 1833-1912

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Cordero, Luis, 1833-1912
Other forms of name
Cordero Crespo, Luis, 1833-1912
Date of birth
1833-12-06
Date of death
1912-01-30
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 68988057
Wikidata: Q889119
Library of congress: n 90619064
TAU10: 000240796
Sources of Information
  • Zaldumbide, J. Poesías completas, 1988:t.p. (Luis Cordero) p. 9 (essay written in 1888)
  • LC data base 3-7-90(MLC hdg.: Cordero, Luis, Pres. Ecuador, 1833-1912)
  • NUC pre-56(hdg.: Ecuador. Presidente, 1893-1896 (Cordero))
  • Cartas a Luis Cordero, 2003:t. 1, p. 9 (Luis Cordero Crespo; b. Dec. 6, 1833; d. Jan. 30, 1912)
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Wikipedia description:

Luis Benjamín Cordero y Crespo (6 April 1833 – 30 January 1912) was President of Ecuador 1 July 1892 to 16 April 1895. Cordero was born 6 April 1833 in the Cañar province of Ecuador to parents Gregorio Cordero and Josefa Crespo. Cordero studied at the Seminary High School in Cuenca, and later the Central University of Ecuador in Quito. In 1865 he became a lawyer, arguing cases before the Supreme Court of Cuenca. After his career in law, Cordero began publishing poetry and in 1892 published the first Kichwa-Spanish dictionary.

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