Albert Ganado

Albert Ganado
Born (1924-03-09) 9 March 1924 (age 100)
Malta
EducationUniversity of Malta
Occupation(s)Lawyer, historian

Albert Ganado MOM (born 9 March 1924) is a Maltese lawyer and historian.[1] He is a past president of the Malta Historical Society[2][3] and the founder and president of the Malta Map Society.[4] He released his memoirs in 2020.[5] Some of his publications have won awards in different categories of the National Book Prize by the National Book Council.[6] Ganado turned 100 in March 2024.[7]

Selected publications

  • Malta in British and French Caricature 1798 – 1815. Said International, 1989. (With Joseph C. Sammut) ISBN 1871684455
  • A Study in Depth of 143 Maps Representing the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. Publishers Enterprise Group, 1994. (With Maurice Agius-Vadala) ISBN 9990900507
  • Palace of the Grand Masters in Valletta. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, 2001. ISBN 9993210129
  • Miniature Maps of Malta. Midsea Books, 2009. ISBN 978-9993272724
  • German Malta Maps. BDL Publishing, 2011. (With Joseph Schirò) ISBN 978-9995733209
  • The Brocktorff Mapmakers. BDL Publishing, 2012. (With Joseph Schirò & Claude Micallef Attard) ISBN 978-9995733735
  • Malta in World War II: Contemporary Watercolours by Alfred Gerada. Midsea Books, [2018]. ISBN 9789993276166

References

  1. ^ Albert Ganado. BDL Books. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  2. ^ Albert Ganado. britannica.com Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ^ Malta Historical Society. "Previous MHS Committees". mhs.mt. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ^ Pascal Brun from Castellar visits Dr Albert Ganado. Joseph Schirò, Malta Map Society, 17 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. ^ Albert Ganado: a life phenomenal, interspersed with the remarkable
  6. ^ Kunsill Nazzjonali Tal-Ktieb (22 April 2022). "History of the National Book Prize". ktieb.org.mt. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. ^ "100 Years of Albert Ganado". FPM. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

Further reading

  • Liber amicorum: Essays on art, history, cartography, and bibliography in honour of Dr. Albert Ganado. University of Malta, 1994. ISBN 9990946027

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