The philosopher Pere Lluís Font, 57, Prize of Honor of Catalan Letters, dies at the age of

The philosopher, theologian and translator Pere Lluís Font, winner of the 57th Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes last year, died this Thursday at the age of 91, as reported by Òmnium Cultural in a message in ‘X’ collected by Europa Press.

“One of the great wise humanists of our country and one of the people to whom we owe European philosophy to speak in Catalan. His contribution to Catalan literature is incalculable. May the earth be light to you,” they remember from Òmnium.

Font studied in Toulouse, where he graduated in Philosophy and Theology, and as a professor he taught History of Philosophy first at the University of Barcelona and then at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, ​​until his retirement in 2004.

He was one of the founders of the reconstituted Catalan Philosophy Society and is a member of the Col·legi de Filosofia of Barcelona, ​​in 2003 he received the Creu de Sant Jordi, he is an Honoris Causa doctor from the University of Lleida and in 2022 he received the National Translation Prize and the PEN Català Prize for the translation of ‘Pensaments i opuscles’ by Blaise Pascal.

During his career, he has promoted various publishing projects in the Catalan language, among which the collection ‘Textos Filosòfics’ stands out, which he has co-directed with Josep M.Calsamiglia and Josep Ramoneda.