Arsenio Pacheco-Ransanz

Background

Pacheco-Ransanz, Arsenio was born on February 8, 1932 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Arsenio Pacheco and Jacoba Ransanz-Alvarez.

Education

Master of Arts, U. Barcelona, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Barcelona, 1958.

Career

Tutor, Colegio Mayor Hispanoamericano Fray Junipero Serra, Barcelona, 1954-1956; lecturer, Hochschüle für Wirtschaft und Sozialwissenschaften, Nurnberg, 1956; assistant lecturer, U. Glasgow, Scotland, 1957-1959; lecturer, U. St. Andrews, Scotland, 1960-1970; visiting professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1966; professor Hispanic and Italian studies, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1970-1997; professor emeritus, U. B.C., Vancouver, since 1997.

Achievements

• Arsenio Pacheco-Ransanz has been listed as a noteworthy Hispanic and Italian studies educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Canada Federation Humanities, 1981-1984. Fellow Royal Society Canada. Member Canada Association Hispanists (president 1978-1981), Asociacion Internacional de Hispanists, Modern Language Association, Association Hispanists Great Britain and Ireland, North America Catalan Society (vice president 1984-1987, president 1987-1990), Anglo Catalan Society, Associacio Internacional de Llengua i Literaturea Catalana.

Connections

Married Mercedes Olivella-Sole, September 1, 1956. Children: Arsenio-Andrew, David-George.

Father:

Arsenio Pacheco

Mother:

Jacoba Ransanz-Alvarez

Spouse:

Mercedes Olivella-Sole

child:

David-George Pacheco-Ransanz

child:

Arsenio-Andrew Pacheco-Ransanz