The following is a list of rectors of the University of Malta since 1771. [1] Rectors are currently elected by the University Council by secret ballot, for a 5-year term. [2]
1771–1773: Roberto Ranieri Costaguti
1773–1776: Francesco Bonnici (Prefect of Studies)
1776–1780: Domenico A. Malarbì
1780–1786: Giuseppe Angelo Moncada
1787–1788: Prospero Xuereb
1790–1797: Maturino Francesco de Muller
1798: Giovanni Villet Bellet
1800–1822: Francesco Saverio Caruana
1822–1833: Girolamo Saverio Inglott
1834–1841: Emmanuele Rosignaud
1841–1842: Thaddeus O'Malley
1842–1843: Pietro Paolo Psaila (Acting Rector)
1844–1854: William Henry Butt
1854–1880: Saverio Schembri
1880–1887: Sigismondo Savona
1887–1896: Antonio Annetto Caruana
1897–1904: Napoleone Tagliaferro
1904–1920: Enrico Magro
1920–1926: Themistocles Zammit
1926–1934: Thomas Agius
1934–1948: Robert Victor Galea
1948–1963: Joseph Anthony Manché
1963–1980: Edwin Borg Costanzi
1980–1982: Donald H. Walwyn-James
1982–1987: George P. Xuereb
1987–1988: Peter Serracino Inglott
1988–1991: Edwin Borg Costanzi
1991–1996: Peter Serracino Inglott
1996–2006: Roger Ellul-Micallef
2006–2016: Juanito Camilleri
2016–present: Alfred J. Vella
This is a timeline of the history of piracy.
Frans Sammut was a Maltese novelist and non-fiction writer.
Peter Serracino Inglott was a Priest, Philosopher, Scholar and Rector of the University of Malta from 1987 to 1988, then consecutively from 1991 to 1996. He was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor of philosophy at the University of Malta. He was a key figure at reconstructing the Maltese education system and held academia to his personal life prominently. He was also politically affiliated with the country's Nationalist Party, serving as advisor to former Prime Minister of Malta, Eddie Fenech Adami.
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Philosophy in Malta refers to the philosophy of Maltese nationals or those of Maltese descent, whether living in Malta or abroad, whether writing in their native Maltese language or in a foreign language. Though Malta is not more than a tiny European island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, for the last six centuries its very small population happened to come in close contact with some of Europe's main political, academic and intellectual movements. Philosophy was among the interests fostered by its academics and intellectuals.
Joseph Moncada was a Dominican theologian, the first Professor of Philosophy at the University of Malta and Rector of the same university.
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