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Roser Rahola d'Espona

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Roser Rahola d'Espona
Born21 September 1914
Died22 January 2020(2020-01-22) (aged 105)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Editor
Royal
TitleBaroness of Perpignan
AwardsCreu de Sant Jordi 1994

Rosario Rahola d'Espona (21 September 1914 – 22 January 2020) was a Spanish editor with royal lineage.[1][2]

Biography

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Rahola d'Espona was the daughter of the lawyer Baldiri Rahona i Llorens and cousin of the politician and member of the Regionalist League of Catalonia Pedro Rahola.

She was awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi in 1994 for her work on educative materials teaching Catalan culture. Rahola D'Espona was made Baroness of Perpignan on 9 April 2010 in a decree by Juan Carlos I of Spain.[3]

Rahola d'Espona worked as an editor for the publisher Editions Jaume Vicens Vives. She was married to Jaume Vicencs i Vives, whom she met at the University of Barcelona in 1933. Rahola d'Espona never finished her studies at the university.

Roser Rahola d'Espona died on 22 January 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Maria Muñoz i Loret, Josep (1997). Jaume Vicens Vives (1910-1960): una biografia intel.lectual (in Catalan). Barcelona: Edicions 62. ISBN 9788429742664.
  2. ^ "ROSER RAHOLA D'ESPONA: Fallecimiento". enmemoria.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish).[dead link]
  3. ^ "Le roi Juan Carlos relance le titre de "Baronne de Perpignan"". la clau (in French). 11 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Mor als 105 anys Roser Rahola, fundadora de l'editorial Vicens Vives". Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (in Catalan). 25 January 2020.