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Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz

March 31, 1914 –April 19, 1998

Poet, Lyricist, Diplomat, Philosopher, Translator, Essayist

Lived 84 years

Born in
Mexico City
Passed away in
Mexico City

Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican philosopher, poet, and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Xavier Villaurrutia Award, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Education: University of California, Berkeley, Colegio Williams, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavio_Paz