Joan Vernet i Ginés (1923-2011). In memoriam Authors Dolors Bramon Universitat de Barcelona Abstract Joan Vernet i Ginés was born in Barcelona in 1923 anddied there on the 23rd of July 2011. He had a PhD in Philosophy and Humanities (Madrid, 1948), was a Full Professor at the University of Barcelona since 1954 and anEmeritus Professor since his retirement in 1988. He was afull number of the Academy of Belles-Lettres of Barcelona(1959), the Académie Internationale d’Histoire des Sciencesof Paris (1960), the Scientific Council of the SpanishNational Research Council (1978), the Institut d’EstudisCatalans (1978), the Royal Academy of History (1981),the Royal Asiatic Society of London (1986) and the SociétéAsiatique of Paris (1991), and a correspondingmember of the Academy of Science of Madrid (1981), theAcademy of Science of Baghdad (1985), the Academy ofScience of Barcelona (1986) and the Academy of IslamicStudies of Amman (1991). Downloads PDF Issue No. 5 (2012): Catalan Historical Review Section English Version License Submission of a manuscript to Catalan Historical Review implies: that the work described has not been published before, including publication on the World Wide Web (except in the form of an Abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that all coauthors have agreed to its publication. The corresponding author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material and will act on behalf of any and all co-authors regarding the editorial review and publication processes.If an article is accepted for publication in Catalan Historical Review, the authors (or other copyright holder) must transfer to the journal the copyright, which covers the right —not exclusive— to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions microform, electronic form (offline, online) or any other reproductions of similar nature. Nevertheless, all articles in Catalan Historical Review will be available on the internet to any reader at no cost. The journal allows users to freely download, copy, print, distribute, search, and link to the full text of any article, provided the authorship and source of the published article is cited. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for new works, or resale.In these cases, the specific written permission of Catalan Historical Review must first be obtained.Authors are requested to create a link to the published article on the journal’s website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: ‘‘The original publication is available on LINK at http://revistes.iec.cat/chr/. Please use the appropriate URL for the article in LINK. Articles disseminated via LINK are indexed, abstracted, and referenced by many abstracting and information services, bibliographic networks, subscription agencies, library networks, and consortia. ISSN: 2013-4088 (electronic edition); 2013-407X (print edition)