
Germán Arciniegas
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 25 years ago |
Date of birth | December 6,1900 |
Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
Born | Bogota |
Colombia | |
Date of died | November 30,1999 |
Died | Bogota |
Colombia | |
Job | Journalist |
Politician | |
Diplomat | |
Historian | |
Books | America in Europe |
Latin America: a cultural history | |
Germans in the conquest of America | |
Amerigo and the New World | |
Secrets of El Dorado | |
Why America? | |
Knight of El Dorado: The Tale of Don Gonzalo Jimenez De Quesada and His Conquest of New Granada | |
The Twilight of the Tyrants | |
Caribbean, sea of the new world | |
The Knight of El Dorado | |
Nationality | Colombian |
Education | Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
Awards | Maria Moors Cabot Prizes |
Alfonso Reyes International Prize | |
Influences | Andrés Bello |
Miguel de Cervantes | |
José Martí | |
José Vasconcelos | |
Previous position | Minister of Education of Colombia (1945–1946), Minister of Education of Colombia (1942–1942) |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 488140 |
Germán Arciniegas Life story
Germán Arciniegas Angueyra was a Colombian historian, writer and journalist who was known for his advocacy of educational and cultural issues, as well as his outspoken opposition to dictatorship.