Numerary Member and Vice president of the Government Board
Social Sciences: Doctor in Laws
Date of admittance: 1 February 2000
Medal: Nº 90
Admission Speech: Antonio de Capmany: el primer historiador moderno de Derecho Mercantil
Speech in reply: His Excellency Dr Santiago Dexeus Trias de Bes
Xabier Añoveros Trias de Bes held a doctorate in Law and was a Full Professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona.
He combined his university teaching career, which began in 1967, with the professional practice of law, both of which he continues to pursue today.
He held important positions such as head of the legal department of the Savings Bank of Catalonia, chairmanships and board positions in prominent companies, and, as a prominent member of civil society, he serves on the governing boards of more than ten citizens’ associations. He published four legal books in his field and twelve other books on diverse topics, including history, hagiography, and bibliography.
In addition, he authored over one hundred legal and historical works, published in prestigious journals in their respective fields. He supervised numerous doctoral dissertations and served on dissertation committees at various Spanish universities.
He taught in several Master’s programs in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona and at the Barcelona Bar Association.
He possessed significant collections of books on diverse legal and historical subjects, and his library now comprises over sixteen thousand volumes.