BARBERIS, ALBERTO. - Neo-Scholastic philosopher, of the Congregation of the Mission, b. at Monferrato on 14 Jan. 1847, d. at Piacenza, in the Alberoni College, on 2 July 1896. He studied mathematics and the natural sciences; besides the classical and modern languages, he knew Hebrew and Sanskrit, but devoted himself chiefly to Thomistic philosophy, which he taught for many years. Director of studies at the Alberoni College until his death, in 1880 he founded the Divus Thomas, an authoritative journal of sacred and philosophical studies with a Thomistic orientation, which still survives.
He wrote: Positivismus ac nova methodus psychologica professoris P. Siciliani, Piacenza 1887; Quastiones de esse formali: Esse formale estne creaturis intrinsecum annor?, ibid. 1887; besides numerous and varied articles published in the Divus Thomas, vols. I-V. BIBLICA.: A. G. Tononi, Biografia di A. B., professore di filosofia nel Collegio Alberoni, Piacenza 1896; Albertus Barberis (Obituary), in Divus Thomas, 6 (Piacenza 1896), pp. 65-72. Umberto Degl'Innocenti