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Laureano Figuerola Ballester

1816–1903

Spanish lawyer, economist, and politician. Studied law at the University of Barcelona. Professor of political and mercantile law, Central University of Madrid, 1853–76. Minister of finance, 1868–70. President of the board of directors, Institución Libre de Enseñanza, from 1876.

Sources

Diccionario biográfico Español

Diccionario de catedráticos Español de derecho

Bibliography

Diccionario biográfico Español. Edited by Gonzalo Anes Alvarez et al. 50 vols. Madrid: Real Academia de la Historia. 2009–13.

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