Louis Farrugia


Louis Farrugia was a Maltese theologian and minor philosopher. In philosophy he was mostly interested in Scholasticism and literature. No portrait of him has been identified up till now.

Life

Farrugia was born at Valletta, Malta, in 1857. After becoming a diocesan priest, he occupied various high offices both in the local Catholic Church and at the University of Malta. His ecclesiastical services were recognised by more than one Pope. He was also private secretary to the Bishop of Malta, Peter Pace, and President of the Ecclesiastical Tribunals in Malta.
Academically, Farrugia taught Latin at the local Lyceum for many years, and taught also philosophy and theology at the bishop’s minor seminary and at the University of Malta. At the university, Farrugia was also appointed Member of the General Council for six consecutive times.
Farrugia died in 1933 at 76 years of age.

Works

Farrugia published more than fifty works. Most of them are of a religious or devotional nature with no interest to philosophy. Two publications, however, are of some philosophical value, namely the following: