Juan Larrea Holguín and the Ecuadorian University

  • Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez Villalba Universidad de Los Hemisferios

Abstract

This research analyzes the academic profile of Mgr. Juan Larrea Holguín and his legacy for the Ecuadorian University. The results of the study will be presented in two articles.  The first one is a historical research and assembles his academic life chronologically through historic documents, autobiographic texts and the testimonies of people who lived and worked near him.  The academic trajectory of the jurist is presented in five chapters: (i) his university studies; (ii) his teaching experience; (iii) his scientific and literary works; (iv) the attempts to found a new university in Ecuador during his life; and, (v) his relationship with the Universidad de Los Hemisferios.  In a second article we will present his vision of the university and the work of the professors.

Published
Jun 21, 2017
How to Cite
RIOFRÍO MARTÍNEZ VILLALBA, Juan Carlos. Juan Larrea Holguín and the Ecuadorian University. Colloquia, Academic Journal of Culture and Thought, [S.l.], v. 1, p. 17 - 45, june 2017. ISSN 1390-8731. Available at: <https://colloquia.uhemisferios.edu.ec/index.php/colloquia/article/view/2>. Date accessed: 26 apr. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.31207/colloquia.v1i0.2.