Eduardo Neumann Gandía

Eduardo Neumann Gandía
Born 1852
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died 1913
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Occupation Historian

Eduardo Neumann Gandía (1852 – 1913), was one of Puerto Rico's most accomplished historians. He is particularly best known for his nineteenth century Verdadera y auténtica historia de la ciudad de Ponce desde sus primitivos tiempos hasta la época contemporánea.[1] His father was Guillermo Neumann, who was mayor of Ponce from 23 April 1851 to September 1851.[2]

Biography

He was born in San Juan, but died in Ponce, his "beloved city."[3]

Career

Neumann Gandía distinguished himself as an essayist and teacher, as well as an accomplished historian and prolific writer.[4] The best known of his books is his 1913 "Verdadera y auténtica historia de la ciudad de Ponce desde sus primitivos tiempos hasta la época contemporánea" (True and Authentic History of the City of Ponce, from its primitive times to the contemporary age), a comprehensive and detailed history of the city of Ponce covering over 250 years, from 1646 to 1911. Neumman was also a prolific art collector. He had particularly keen interest in Taino and Antillean pottery in Puerto Rico. Part of his "Bird-Effigy" bowl collection was acquired by Jesse Walter Fewkes in 1919.[5]

Honors and recognitions

In San Juan there is a public housing development also named after him. There is a middle school in Ponce honoring his memory and contributions. He is also recognized at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.[6]

Further reading

  • La Villa de Ponce, considerada en tres epocas. Ramon Marin. 1877.
  • Estudio Astronomico. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. 1880.
  • Elementos de Analogia. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. 1880.
  • Elementos de Sintaxis, Analisis Logico y Ejercicios de Composicion. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. 1881.
  • Nociones de Aritmetica. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. 1884.
  • Benefactores y Hombres Notables de Puerto Rico. Eduardo Neumann Gandia. 1899.
  • La Fundacion de Ponce. Salvador Brau. 1909.
  • La Fundacion de Ponce. Salvador Brau. 1913. Editorial Democracia. Ponce, Puerto Rico.[7]
  • Impressiones de viaje por Norte America. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. (New York: F. J. Dassori. 108 Park Row.) 1910.
  • Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce: Desde sus Primitivos tiempos hasta la Epoca Contemporanea. Eduardo Neumann Gandía. (Originally printed in April 1913 at Ponce, Puerto Rico.) Reprinted by Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1987.

References

  1. ↑ Verdadera y auténtica historia de la ciudad de Ponce desde sus primitivos tiempos hasta la época contemporánea. Open Library. Accessed 18 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Socorro Giron. Ponce, el teatro La Perla y La Campana de la Almudaina. Ponce Municipal Government. 1992. p.52.
  3. ↑ On the Foreword to his book Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce: Desde sus Primitivos tiempos hasta la Epoca Contemporanea, Neumann dedicated the book to the city of Ponce and wrote "...I consider myself more Ponceño ('Poncean', or a person from Ponce) than others. Yes, I love Ponce, with all the love that fits in a sincere and altruistic heart...To you, my beloved town, I dedicate these pages that tell your history, and to you I pay today, like yesterday, and will tomorrow, like always, pure and loving homage." (September 1911)
  4. ↑ Verdadera y Auténtica Historia de la Ciudad de Ponce: Desde sus Primitivos tiempos hasta la Epoca Contemporanea. www.edicionesdigitales.info. Work by Eduardo Neumann Gandía. September 1911. (Originally printed in April 1913 at Ponce, Puerto Rico.) Reprinted by Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1987. page 13. Page Number: Foreword by Guillermo Baralt, March 1987. Accessed 17 February 2018.
  5. ↑ The Aborigines of Porto Rico and Neighboring Islands. Jesse Walter Fewkes. 25th Annual Report to the U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1903-04. 1907. p.185. US Govt Printing Office. Accessed 18 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Tricentennial Park: History. TravelPonce. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ↑ Ponce: Notas para su Historia (second Edition). Mariano Vidal Armstrong. Oficina Estatal de Conservacion Historica. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1989. page 17. Accessed 19 February 2018.

See also

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