▁politician ▁and ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁novel ist ▁Alberto ▁Bl est ▁G ana . ▁Through ▁his ▁il leg it imate ▁son , ▁Ric ardo ▁Bl est ▁U gar te , ▁he ▁was ▁grand father ▁of ▁Cl ot ario ▁Bl est . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁S lig o , ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁son ▁of ▁Ang lo - I r ish ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁author ▁Anna ▁Ma iben ▁and ▁Albert ▁Bl est ; ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁class , ▁Re ver end ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Bl est ▁gave ▁good ▁educ ations ▁to ▁their ▁children . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁receiving ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁medicine ; ▁then ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁James ▁IV ▁Academy , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁medicine ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁pract icing ▁medicine ▁until ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁em igr ate ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁o vers upp ly ▁of ▁do ctors ▁in ▁London ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁After ▁persu asion ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Andrew ▁Bl est ▁( who ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁Chile ) ▁about ▁the ▁good ▁prospect s ▁for ▁a ▁doctor ▁in ▁the ▁young ▁country , ▁William ▁Bl est ▁arrived ▁in ▁Val para í so , ▁Chile , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁he ▁married ▁María ▁de ▁la ▁Lu