Mateo Aimerich

Who was Mateo Aimerich?

Mateo Aimerich was a philologist, born in Bordil, Spain.

He entered the Society of Jesus at eighteen, and, having finished his studies, taught philosophy and theology in several colleges of his Order. He was subsequently rector of Barcelona and Cervera, and Chancellor of the University of Gandia. He was in Madrid, supervising the printing of some books, when the decree of the expulsion of the Society from Spain was announced. He went on board ship without complaint, reportedly thinking only of consoling his companions, several of whom were old and infirm. He took up his abode in Ferrara, Italy and it was there, in exile, that he carried out much of his philological work. His only help was the public library, and even that his infirmities often prevented him from consulting.

Besides some works of scholastic philosophy, ascetical works, and discourses, we have from his pen the following works:

⁕Monina et acta Episcoporum Barcinonencium

⁕Quinti Moderati Censorini de vitâ et morte linguae Paradoxa philologica, criticis nonnullis dissertationibus opposite, asserta, et probata, of which there were but a few copies printed; the book is consequently very rare.

⁕a defense of the preceding work;