Octavio Acevedo

Octavio José Acevedo (1875 - 1933) was an Argentine soldier, lawyer, writer and teacher, who served as professor at the National College of Buenos Aires.[2] He was the editor of El Progreso, a defunct weekly published in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[3]

Doctor Octavio Acevedo
Professor of Geography of the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires
In office 1900–1933
Preceded by	?
Succeeded by	?
Professor of the Liceo Nacional de Señoritas No. 2 of Buenos Aires
In office ? – ?
Personal details
Born	Octavio José Acevedo y Canaveris 1875 Buenos Aires
Died	1933 Buenos Aires
Nationality	Argentine
Education	Universidad de Buenos Aires
Occupation	teaching writer
Profession	jurist educator army
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Military service
Allegiance	Argentina
Branch/service	Argentine Army
Years of service	1894-1898
Rank	Captain
Unit	Regimiento 1° de Caballería
Commands	National Reserve Forces[1]

He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Pedro Acevedo and Axa Cristina Canaveris,[4] belonging to an illustrious family. He completed his secondary studies at the National College, and tertiary studies at the University of Buenos Aires where he received his law degree. His work as a lawyer includes services provided jointly with Samuel Donovan to the Asociación Católica Irlandesa of Buenos Aires.[5]

His main profession was that he exercised in the educational area, serving for more than thirty years as a geography professor in the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires. He was the author of some educational works, including Apuntes constitucionales tomados de las conferencias del Dr. Del Valle,[6] Historia de la geografía argentina[7] and Curso de Moral Práctica.[8]

He had a short military career possibly taking part in some skirmishes that occurred during Revolution of 1893. He served in the Regimiento 1° de Caballería of the Guardia Nacional, and also performing administrative duties in the Estado Mayor del Ejército until the late 1890s.[9]

He was a relative of Macedonio Fernández, a well-known Argentine writer,[10] and a descendant of Vicente Anastasio Echevarría, a politician who served in the Assembly of the Year XIII.[11]