Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester was born on April 23, 1924 August 22, 2016.
He was a Spanish politician.
Jordi graduated in Romance philology from the University of Barcelona,
He served as a professor in Catalan Language at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, from which he was expelled in 1972 for political reasons.
Jordi was also a professor at the University of Cagliari (Casteddu, Sardinia) and a lecturer in Catalan at the University of Liverpool.
He was one of the founding member of the Society for Catalan Historical Studies (Societat Catalana d’Estudis Històrics), a branch of the Institute for Catalan Studies (Institut d’Estudis Catalans), he directed the Great Catalan Encyclopaedia from 1965 to 1971.
Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester took part in several initiatives to oppose the Franco regime, such as the Assembly for Catalonia (Assemblea de Catalunya),
Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester was a founder of the left-wing Catalan nationalist movement, Nacionalistes d’Esquerra.
Carbonell i de Ballester was the President of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, from 1996 to July 2004, and later held the post of Honorary President, following his having been succeeded in the active political position by Josep-Lluís Carod-Rovira.
Jordi Carbonell i de Ballester passed away at 92 years old.