What was Salvador Dalí's father's profession?

What was Salvador Dalí’s father’s profession? The answer is notary.

Dalí’s father, Salvador Dalí i Cusí, was a notary in Figueres, a respected legal official who authenticated documents and handled formal transactions. Biographical sources sometimes describe him as both a lawyer and a notary, but “notary” is the specific profession associated with his public career and the canonical quiz answer.

He was an important figure in Dalí’s early life. The family was financially comfortable, and his father supported the young artist’s education, including his studies in Figueres and later at Madrid’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando.

Their relationship was also complicated. Dalí portrayed his father as stern and disciplinarian, while his mother, Felipa Domènech Ferrés, was generally more encouraging of his artistic interests. Dalí later represented his father in works including Portrait of My Father, painted in 1925.

The answer is sometimes confused with “lawyer” because notaries receive legal training and perform legal functions. In Spain, however, a notary is a distinct legal profession, making “notary” the most precise response.