Anastastio Cuschieri was a Maltese poet, politician, and minor philosopher.
13 Facts About Anastasio Cuschieri
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Anastasio Cuschieri held the Chair of Philosophy at the University of Malta.
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Anastasio Cuschieri was born at Valletta, Malta, on 27 January 1876.
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Anastasio Cuschieri joined the Carmelite Order on 25 April 1891, at 19 years of age.
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Anastasio Cuschieri made his religious profession on 28 August 1892.
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On completion of his university courses in 1898, Anastasio Cuschieri was ordained a priest, and sent to Rome, Italy, to pursue studies in philosophy and theology at the Jesuits' Gregorian University.
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On his return to Malta in 1901, Anastasio Cuschieri was immediately appointed professor of philosophy at the University of Malta.
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Culturally, Anastasio Cuschieri was utterly in love with the Italian language and the Latin culture.
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Nevertheless, Anastasio Cuschieri wrote perceptive poems in the Maltese language, especially from 1909 onwards.
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In 1932, Anastasio Cuschieri was elected to parliament on behalf of the pro-Italian Nationalist Party as a representative of university graduates.
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Anastasio Cuschieri was an accomplished adherent of Scholasticism of the Aristotelico-Thomist type.
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On 15 August 1959 Anastasio Cuschieri suffered a grave setback in his health.
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Anastasio Cuschieri had become bed-bound at the Carmelite convent at Valletta, and gradually grew paralysed.