Samuel Torner, mestre i activista llibertari (1881- ?)

Authors

  • Antoni Dalmau i Ribalta

Abstract

This article present the biography of Samuel Torner, a Rationalist teacher from Barcelona who combined his teaching career with unceasing libertarian activism. Torner, who was one of Ferrer i Guàrdias favourite disciples, taught in Barcelona, Vilanova i la Geltrú, Valencia and for a season, Buenos Aires. His youth was marked by the weakening of the Anarchist movement and harsh repression that followed on the heels of the Montjuïc Trial and its consequences at the turn of the 20th century. It was also at this time that the Escola Moderna movement was born, which enabled the emergence of Solidaritat Obrera, and then the incipient CNT. The events of the Setmana Tràgica, which led to the execution of Ferrer i Guàrdia, also took place during these years. Samuel Torners life was representative of a whole generation that shared the same professional background, ideas and hopes.

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Published

2012-01-31

Issue

No. 18 (2011): juliol-desembre

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Assays and researches

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