Víctor Balaguer i Cirera

Víctor Balaguer
Born
Víctor Balaguer i Cirera

(1824-12-11)11 December 1824
Barcelona, Spain
Died14 January 1901(1901-01-14) (aged 76)
Madrid, Spain
Seat b of the Real Academia Española
In office
25 February 1883  14 January 1901
Preceded byJosé Selgas
Succeeded byRamón Menéndez Pidal

Víctor Balaguer i Cirera (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbiktuɾ βələˈɣe]; 11 December 1824 – 14 January 1901) was a Spanish politician and author, was born in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) on 11 December 1824, and was educated at the university of his native city.