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Rodolfo Oroz

ロドルフォ・オロス

Rodolfo Oroz

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1895-07-08 (Santiago, Chile)
Died
1997-04-13 (Santiago, Chile) age 101
Nationality
Chilean
Languages
Spanish, German
Residence History
Santiago, Chile → Leipzig, Germany

Career

Occupations
writer, professor, philologist
Active Years
1915-1997
Affiliations
Pedagogical Institute of Santiago (director), Institute of Philology of Chile (founder), Chilean Academy of Language (president, 1959-1980), Chilean Academy of History (member, 1961)
Memberships
Chilean Academy of Language, Chilean Academy of History

Education

Leipzig University
classical and modern literature
Degree: 哲学博士
Period: 1915-1922
Year of Graduation: 1922
Country: Germany

Awards

Chilean National Prize for Literature
1978
Organization: Government of Chile
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Chilean writer, professor, and philologist. Awarded the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1978, which sparked protests as he was seen more as a linguist than a writer. His academic career spanned 72 years.

Trivia

  • He lived to the age of 101.