The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Hunneus, George

HUNNEUS, ǔn-nā’ǔs, George, Chilean statesman: b. Santiago, Chile, 1831; d. 1889. He was graduated at the university of his native town in 1857, and became professor of political economy and jurisprudence at the same institution the following year. Montt, President of Chile, drove him out of the country on account of his forceful eloquence and his liberal opinions, which he found carried into actuality in the government of the United States, where he spent his time of banishment. He was recalled to his native land in 1861, was elected to the House of Representatives and became its speaker. He was also appointed Secretary of Public Intrusion and became rector of Santiago University, while holding from time to time high positions in the Chilean administration. His collected works, chief of which is ‘La Constituçión ante el Congress’ (1879), were edited by his sons and published by the government as ‘Obras’ (4 vols., Santiago 1890–91).