Albert Ganado
Maltese lawyer and historian (1924–2025)
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Albert Ganado MOM (9 March 1924 – November 2025) was a Maltese lawyer and historian.[1] He was a president of the Malta Historical Society[2][3] and the founder and president of the Malta Map Society.[4] He released his memoirs in 2020.[5] Some of his publications won awards in different categories of the National Book Prize by the National Book Council.[6]
Born9 March 1924
Malta
DiedNovember 2025 (aged 101)
EducationUniversity of Malta
OccupationsLawyer, historian
Albert Ganado | |
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Ganado in 2016 | |
| Born | 9 March 1924 Malta |
| Died | November 2025 (aged 101) |
| Education | University of Malta |
| Occupations | Lawyer, historian |
Ganado turned 100 on 9 March 2024,[7] and died in November 2025, at the age of 101.[8]
Honours
Ganado was appointed a Member of the National Order of Merit (MOM) on 13 December 1998.[9]
Selected publications
- Malta in British and French Caricature 1798 – 1815. Said International, 1989. (With Joseph C. Sammut) ISBN 1871684455
- A Study in Depth of 143 Maps Representing the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. Publishers Enterprise Group, 1994. (With Maurice Agius-Vadala) ISBN 9990900507
- Palace of the Grand Masters in Valletta. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti, 2001. ISBN 9993210129
- Miniature Maps of Malta. Midsea Books, 2009. ISBN 978-9993272724
- German Malta Maps. BDL Publishing, 2011. (With Joseph Schirò) ISBN 978-9995733209
- The Brocktorff Mapmakers. BDL Publishing, 2012. (With Joseph Schirò & Claude Micallef Attard) ISBN 978-9995733735
- Malta in World War II: Contemporary Watercolours by Alfred Gerada. Midsea Books, [2018]. ISBN 9789993276166
