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The University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat de Barcelona, UB; ; es, link=no, Universidad de Barcelona) is a
public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...
located in the city of
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
,
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
, in Spain. With 63,000 students, it is one of the biggest universities in Spain. It is one of the oldest universities in both Catalonia and Spain, established in 1450. It is considered one of the best universities in Spain. Overall, the UB has been ranked 1st in Spain in most of the 2022-2023 rankings and is located around the 50th place in
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. It has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers, technicians and research assistants, most of whom work in the 243 research groups as recognized and supported by the
Government of Catalonia The Executive Council of Catalonia ( ca, Consell Executiu) or the Executive Government of Catalonia (Catalan: ) is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administratio ...
. In 2010, the UB was awarded 175 national research grants and 17 European grants and participated in over 500 joint research projects with the business sector, generating an overall research income of 70 million euros. The work of these groups is overseen by the UB's research centres and institutes which collaborate with leading research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home to three large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL). The UB is also a degree-awarding body of the
Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals The Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) (Spanish: ''Instituto Barcelona de Estudios Internacionales'', English: ''Barcelona Institute of International Studies'') is an interuniversity research institute and postgraduate education c ...
(IBEI).


History

The University was founded under the royal prerogative granted by King Alfonso V of Aragon, in
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, on 3 November 1450. For forty-nine years prior to this, however, the city had a fledgling medical school (or ''Estudi General'', as the universities were known at that time), founded by King Martin of Aragon, but neither the ''
Consell de Cent The Consell de Cent (, meaning in English "Council of One Hundred") was a governmental institution of Barcelona. It was established in the 13th century and lasted until the 18th century. Its name derives from the number of its members: one hundr ...
'' (Barcelona's Council of One Hundred) nor the city's other leading institutions had given it their official recognition, considering it an intrusion on their respective jurisdictions. Alphonse the Magnanimous’ prerogative, though, was granted at the petition of the ''Consell de Cent'', and so the council was always to consider the ''Estudi General'' created in 1450 as the city's true university, since it was very much under its control and patronage. The process that culminated in the foundation of the ''Estudi General'' of Barcelona can be traced back to the end of the fourteenth century, with the opening of a number of schools under the patronage of the City Hall, the cathedral schools and the Dominican convent of Santa Caterina, which established itself as a major cultural centre. It was King Martín the Humane who set in motion the process that would result in the foundation of the University of Barcelona. In his letter written 23 January 1398, and addressed to the councillors of Barcelona, he informed them that he had sought the Pope's permission to found a university in the city by Juan Carlos IX. Despite the ''Consell de Cent's'' refusal to accept the concession issued by the King to found an ''estudi general'', on 10 January 1401, Martín founded the ''Estudi General'' of Medicine in Barcelona under his royal prerogative, granting it the same privileges as those enjoyed by the
University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier (french: Université de Montpellier) is a public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the wor ...
. In another document, signed in
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on 9 May 1402, King Martin sought to promote the ''Estudi General'' of Medicine with the appointment of a number of teachers of the liberal arts, without which the study of medicine was virtually useless. From that day forth, the ''Estudi'' was known as the ''Estudi'' of Medicine and the Arts. The prerogative granted by King Alphonse the Magnanimous in 1450, authorizing the ''Consell de Cent'' to found a university in Barcelona, was the culmination of the process initiated in 1398. For a number of reasons, in particular the civil war that raged during the reign of John II and the subsequent conflicts involving the peasant farmers, the official ''Estudi General'' of Barcelona did not begin to develop until the reign of
Fernando the Catholic Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from ...
; but it was under Charles I, in 1536, that the foundation stone was laid for the new university building at the top end of La Rambla. From that moment on the university began to carry out its work as normal despite financial difficulties and in-fighting between university teachers, though this was not to stop some illustrious professors from making their mark in their respective fields and creating their own schools of academic followers. The 1596 Ordinances once more showed the need for reform. These followed hard on the heels of earlier Ordinances passed in 1539 and 1559, in which the competitive examination system for the appointment of professors had been introduced. This period was brought to a close with the Decree issued on October 23, 1714, by the Royal High Commission for Justice and
Government of Catalonia The Executive Council of Catalonia ( ca, Consell Executiu) or the Executive Government of Catalonia (Catalan: ) is the executive branch of the Generalitat of Catalonia. It is responsible for the political action, regulation, and administratio ...
– created by the
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– ordering the immediate transfer of the Faculties of Philosophy, Law and Canon Law to
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. Barcelona was to keep its Faculty of Medicine and the Cordelles School of Humanities, governed by the
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. Plans to open the University of Cervera did not get underway until 1715, and it did not start its academic work until 1717, as the successor to the six Catalan universities closed down by Philip V. The first statutes of the new University of Cervera were passed in 1725. "The University of Barcelona was closed by the Bourbon dynasty after the
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from 1714 until 1837". The university was restored to Barcelona during the liberal revolution during the reign of Isabella II. In 1837, the University of Cervera was transferred to Barcelona, the capital of the principality. From that moment forth it was recognized as the cultural home of the four
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
and the Balearic Islands. On its return the University was housed initially in the Convent of Carme, which had been disestablished a few years earlier. Here the Faculties of Canon Law, Law and Theology were provisionally installed. The Faculty of Medicine took up residence in the Royal Academy of Medicine, next door to the Hospital of Santa Creu. Thus, all the Faculties were now located in just two streets – Hospital and del Carme. The inadequate nature of these premises soon gave rise to the need to construct a larger home for the University, and in 1863, work began on Elies Rogent's new building, though it would not be fully completed until 1882. Its construction was to have major repercussions for the city, since it was one of the first buildings to be raised outside the ancient city walls. Work on the building lasted for more than twenty years, although by 1871 the first lectures were being given there. The clock and the iron bell housed in the tower in the ''Pati de Lletres''— the "Patio of the Arts"— were installed in 1881. Complementing the building work, sculptures and paintings were commissioned either directly from artists of repute or awarded in open competition. Medical sciences continued to be taught at the former Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau. In 1879, the Faculty of Medicine was presented with a project for a new hospital, and after many changes in the plans and suggested locations, it was eventually installed in the Hospital Clinic on the eastern side of the city's Eixample district in 1900. Today, Medicine is also taught on the Bellvitge Campus and at the Hospital of Sant Joan de Déu. The natural growth of the University of Barcelona has given rise to the need to undertake large-scale building work to meet the growing demands made by student numbers that were unthinkable in the nineteenth century. In response to this growth, the university district of
Pedralbes Pedralbes (, Old Catalan for ''white stones'') is a neighborhood in '' Les Corts'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Before the administrative division of 1984, the neighborhood was part of Sarrià and the former municipality of Sant Vice ...
was begun in 1952. The first building to be completed on this new city campus was the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1956, alongside the Sant Raimond de Penyafort and the Verge de Montserrat Halls of Residence. This was followed by the Faculty of Law in 1958, the University School of Business Studies in 1961, and the Faculty of Economics between 1957 and 1968. Today this district is known as the Pedralbes Campus, while in the nineties the university added the Campus Mundet, housed in some of the buildings of the Llars Mundet. In 2006, the Faculties of History and Geography and the Faculty of Philosophy were moved from the Pedralbes Campus to the historic centre of the city (Ciutat Vella district), in the El Raval neighborhood, and just a short walk from the Historic Building of the University. The University of Barcelona was the only university in
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
until 1971, when the
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya The Technical University of Catalonia ( ca, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, , es, link=no, Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña; UPC), currently referred to as BarcelonaTech, is the largest engineering university in Catalonia, Spai ...
, comprising the more technical Faculties and University Schools, became an independent entity. In 1968, the Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona became the first of several new universities to be set up in Catalonia.


Faculties

As of 2013, the University of Barcelona comprises 100 departments grouped in 18 faculties and two university schools, one school and eight attached schools. * Faculties ** Faculty of
Biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...
** Faculty of Chemistry ** Faculty of Dentistry ** Faculty of
Earth Sciences Earth science or geoscience includes all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. This is a branch of science dealing with the physical, chemical, and biological complex constitutions and synergistic linkages of Earth's four spheres ...
** Faculty of Economics and Business ** Faculty of Education ** Faculty of Fine Arts ** Faculty of
Geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, an ...
and History ** Faculty of Law ** Faculty of Library and
Information Sciences Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information. P ...
** Faculty of Mathematics and
Computer science Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines (includi ...
s ** Faculty of Medicine and
Information Sciences Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information. P ...
** Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences ** Faculty of
Philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...
** Faculty of Philosophy ** Faculty of
Physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
** Faculty of
Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...
* University Schools ** Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI) ** Institute of Education sciences ** Doctoral school * Attached schools ** Center for Advanced Studies in Cinema and Audiovisuals ** Center for Advanced Studies in
Public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...
** National Institute of
Physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorat ...
** The New Interactive Technologies School ** University School of
Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...
** University School of Tourism ** Public Safety Institute of
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
The UB offers 74 undergraduate programs, 349 graduate programs and 48 doctorate programs to 63,000 students. It also has 30 research centers.


Library

The library holds about 2,000,000 volumes, and is the second-biggest university library in Spain.


International rankings

In 2020, QS World University Rankings by Subject placed the UB in the top 50 for the following subjects: Anatomy and Physiology (14th), Library Science and Information Management (43rd), Philosophy (45th) and Archaeology (47th), while the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (ARWU) placed it 48th for Clinical Medicine.
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Europe Teaching Rankings 2019 ranked the UB 29th and THE 2020 Impact Rankings ranked it 91st overall, with 14th for Quality Education and 43rd for Partnerships for the Goals. The QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020 ranked it 80th. Overall, the UB has been ranked 1st in Spain in most of the 2022-2023 rankings and is located around the 50th place in Europe.


Notable alumni

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Pere Aragonès Pere Aragonès i Garcia (; born 16 November 1982) is a Catalan lawyer and politician from Spain, serving as the President of the Government of Catalonia since 22 May 2021. He previously served between 2018 and 2021 as Vice President and Ministe ...
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Artur Mas Artur Mas i Gavarró (; born 31 January 1956) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016. Mas is a long time member of ...
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Pasqual Maragall Pasqual Maragall i Mira (; born 13 January 1941) is a Spanish politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid. Early l ...
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Manuel Castells Manuel Castells Oliván (; ; born 9 February 1942) is a Spanish sociologist. He is well known for his authorship of a trilogy of works, entitled The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture. He is a scholar of the information society, co ...
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Joan Laporta Joan Laporta Estruch (; born 29 June 1962) is a Spanish politician and current president of FC Barcelona. Laporta is a lawyer (he graduated from the University of Barcelona) with his own firm, Laporta & Arbós, which has a number of notable Sp ...
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Academia

* Manuel Ballester (1919-2005) - chemist * Lourdes Benería (born 1937) - economist * Ramon Berguer - Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery * Roser Caminals-Heath - author and professor *
Eudald Carbonell Eudald Carbonell i Roura (born 17 February 1953, Ribes de Freser, Girona) is a Catalan archaeologist, anthropologist and paleontologist. Educated in Girona, Barcelona and Paris, he holds a PhD in geology of the Quaternary from Pierre and Marie C ...
(born 1953) - archaeologist, anthropologist and paleontologist. * Manuel Cardona (1934-2014) - physicist * Francesc Xavier Hernández Cardona (born 1954) - historian * Tomás Carreras Artau (1879-1954) - philosopher, ethnologist, politician * Germà Colon (1928-2020) - philologist *
Joan Coromines Joan Coromines i Vigneaux (; also frequently spelled ''Joan Corominas''; Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico, by Joan Corominas icand José Antonio Pascual, Editorial Gredos, 1989, Madrid, . Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 1 ...
(1905-1997) - linguist * Sergio Erill (1938-2020) - physician; clinical pharmacologist * Carlota Escutia Dotti (born 1959) - geologist * Richard Arnold Epstein (born 1927) - mathematician *
Albert Folch Folch Albert Folch Folch ( ; born September 25, 1966) is a Spanish/Catalan scientist, writer, and artist. He is currently a professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington who is known for his research into Microfluidics ...
(born 1966) - professor of bioengineering * Joaquin Fuster (born 1930) - neuroscientist * Valentín Fuster (born 1943) - cardiologist * Juan David García Bacca (1901-1992) - philosopher * Enrique García-Berro (1959-2017) - astrophysicist * Thomas F. Glick (born 1939) - historian * Oriol Martorell i Codina (1927-1996) - musical director, pedagogue and professor of history. * Manuel Milà i Fontanals (1818-1884) - professor of literature * Anthony Pagden (born 1945) - professor of political science and history * Anna Perdrix Rosell - neuroscientist *
Jordi Folch Pi Jordi Folch Pi (March 25, 1911October 3, 1979) was a Spanish biochemist at Harvard University (McLean Hospital) who is recognized universally as one of the founders of the field of structural chemistry of complex lipids and as a leader in the d ...
(born 1979) - biochemist *
Jordi Pujol Jordi Pujol Soley (, born 9 June 1930) is a Catalan politician who was the leader of the party Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya (CDC) from 1974 to 2003, and President of the Generalitat de Catalunya from 1980 to 2003. Early life Pujol was ...
(1911-1878) - biochemist * Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born 1951) - Venezuelan/American scientist, communicator, and public intellectual. * Antoni Rubió i Lluch (1856-1937) - historian * Jordi Sabater Pi (!922-2009) - primatologist * Marta Segarra (born 1963) - philologist *
Xavier Serra Xavier Serra (born September 10, 1959) is a researcher in the field of Sound and Music Computing and professor at the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona. He is the founder and director of the Music Technology Group at the UPF. Life and ...
(born 1959) - musicologist * Sunny Singh (born 1969) - writer and professor of creative writing * Montserrat Soliva Torrentó (1943-2019) - chemist * Juan Vernet (1923-2011) - science historian * Curt Wittlin (1941-2019) - philologist


Literature and journalism

*
Ron Arias Ronald Francis Arias (born November 30, 1941) is an American former senior writer and correspondent for ''People magazine'' and ''People en Español''. He is also a highly regarded author whose novel ''The Road to Tamazunchale'' has been recogni ...
(born 1941) - author and journalist *
Bernardo Atxaga Bernardo Atxaga (born 27 July 1951), pseudonym of Joseba Irazu Garmendia, is a Spanish Basque writer and self-translator. Biography Atxaga was born in Asteasu, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain in 1951. He received a diploma in economics from t ...
(born 1951) -
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...
writer * Eva Baltasar (born 1978) - poet and writer * Guðbergur Bergsson (born 1932) -
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ic writer * Salvador Brau (1842-1912) - Puerto Rican
journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalis ...
, poet, dramatist, novelist, historian, and sociologist * Annabel Cervantes (born 1969) - writer in Catalan language *
José de Diego José de Diego y Martínez (April 16, 1866 – July 16, 1918) was a statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's political autonomy in union with Spain and later of independence from the United States who was referred to by ...
(1866-1918) - Puerto Rican journalist, poet, politician *
Harry Eyres Harry Eyres (born 1958) is a British journalist, writer and poet Biography and Career Eyres was educated as a King's Scholar at Eton College, where he won the Newcastle Scholarship in 1975, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied ...
- journalist, writer and poet * Jordi Galceran (born 1964) - playwright and screen writer * Julià Guillamon (born 1962) - writer and literary critic * Najat El Hachmi (born 1979) - Moroccan-
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
writer * Albert Hauf (born 1938) - philologist, literature historian and literary critic * Maria Mercè Marçal (1952-1998) - Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator *
Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (; 3 November 1856 – 19 May 1912) was a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic. Even though his main interest was the history of ideas, and Hispanic philology in general, he also cultivated poetry, transla ...
(1858-1912) - historian and literary critic * Glòria Muñoz (born 1949) - professor of painting * Joaquín Navarro-Valls (1936-2017) - journalist, physician *
Carles Riba Carles Riba i Bracons (; 23 September 1893 - 12 July 1959) was a Catalan poet, writer and translator of Spanish nationality. He was born in Barcelona and studied Law and Philosophy at the Universitat de Barcelona. In 1916 he married the poet Cleme ...
(1893-1959) - poet and writer * Màrius Torres (1910-1942) - poet * Arantxa Urretabizkaia (born 1947( - writer, screen writer, actress *
Llorenç Vidal Vidal Llorenzo Vidal Vidal, Majorcan poet, educator and pacifist, founded in 1964 the School Day of Non-violence and Peace ( DENIP) a pioneering, non-state, non-governmental, non-official, independent, free and voluntary initiative of Non-violent and Pa ...
(born 1936) - poet, educator and pacifist


Performing Arts

*
Bad Gyal Alba Farelo i Solé (born 7 March 1997), known professionally as Bad Gyal, is a Spanish singer, songwriter, Disc jockey, DJ and model. Known for her distinctive overall use of Auto-Tune, Bad Gyal has developed a strong cult following ever since ...
(born 1997) - singer, song-writer and model * José Carreras (born 1946) - operatic tenor * Josep Mestres Quadreny (1929-2021) - composer * Luisito Rey (1945-1992) - singer-songwriter *
Manuel Valls Manuel Carlos Valls Galfetti (, , ; born 13 August 1962) is a French-Spanish politician who has served as a Barcelona city councillor from 2019 to 2021. He served as Prime Minister of France from 2014 until 2016 under president François Hol ...
(1920 – 1984) - composer, pianist, music critic, and music educator


Politics

*
Valentí Almirall i Llozer Valentí Almirall i Llozer (; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 8 March 1841 – 1904) was a Catalan politician, considered one of the fathers of modern Catalan nationalism, and more specifically, of the left-wing variety. Biography Education Al ...
(1841-1904) - politician * Julio Anguita (1941-2020) historian and politician * Josep Bargalló (born 1958) - teacher and politician * Marta Cid (born 1960) - speech therapist; politician * Lluís Companys (1882-1940) - politician *
Joan Laporta Joan Laporta Estruch (; born 29 June 1962) is a Spanish politician and current president of FC Barcelona. Laporta is a lawyer (he graduated from the University of Barcelona) with his own firm, Laporta & Arbós, which has a number of notable Sp ...
(born 1962) - lawyer and politician * Luis Lloréns Torres (1876-1944) - Puerto Rican poet, playwright, politician * Ernest Lluch (1937-2000) - economist, politician *
Pasqual Maragall Pasqual Maragall i Mira (; born 13 January 1941) is a Spanish politician and former President of Generalitat de Catalunya. He had previously been Mayor of Barcelona, from 1982 to 1997, and helped run the city's successful Olympic bid. Early l ...
(born 1941) - politician *
Artur Mas Artur Mas i Gavarró (; born 31 January 1956) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia. He was president of the Government of Catalonia from 2010 to 2015 and acting president from September 2015 to 12 January 2016. Mas is a long time member of ...
(born 1958) - politician * José Montilla (born 1955) - politician * Ricard Pérez Casado (born 1945) - politician * Santiago Ramón y Cajal (born 1930) - politician * Maravillas Rojo (born 1950) - politician * Daniel Salinas (born 1962) -
Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
an neurologist and politician *
Claudine Schneider Claudine Schneider (née Cmarada; born March 25, 1947) is an American economist and former politician who served as a Republican U.S. representative from Rhode Island. She was the first, and to date only, woman elected to Congress from Rhode Isl ...
(born 1947) -
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U.S. representative from
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. *
Miguel Ángel Mancera Miguel Ángel Mancera Espinosa (; born 16 January 1966) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who works with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He served as the Mayor of Mexico City from 2012 to 2018. Mancera graduated from the Faculty ...
(born 1966) - Mexican lawyer and politician * Daniel Sirera (born 1967) - politician *
Manuela Trasobares Manuela Trasobares Haro (born 28 August 1955) is a Spanish artist, operatic mezzo-soprano, and politician. Trasobares was born in Figueres in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. She studied fine arts at the Facultat de Belles Arts de Sant Jo ...
(born 1955) - opera singer; politician * Josep Maria Vallès (born 1949( - political scientist, politician


Religious

* Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586-1641) - lawyer and clergyman * Peter Claver (1580-1654) - priest * Julián Herranz Casado (born 1930) - Cardinal * Fernando Ocariz (born 1944) - head of Opus Dei * Joseph Oriol (1650-1702) - priest; venerated as a saint


Sports

* Pau Gasol (born 1980) - basketball player * Josep Guardiola (born 1971) - football manager


Other

* Alicia Esteve Head (born 1973) - hoax survivor of World Trade Center attack * Lola Martinez - television weather anchor


See also

*
List of medieval universities The list of medieval universities comprises universities (more precisely, '' studia generalia'') which existed in Europe during the Middle Ages.Rüegg 1992, pp. XIX–XX It also includes short-lived foundations and European educational ins ...


Notes and references


External links


University of Barcelona Website
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Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
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