León-Portilla, Miguel

Contributed to

Book of the gods and rites and the ancient calendar
Book 1975

Summary: Miguel León-Portilla was a Mexican anthropologist and historian, specializing in Aztec culture and literature of the pre-Columbian and colonial eras. Many of his works were translated to English and he was a well-recognized scholar internationally. In 2013, the Library of Congress of the United States bestowed on him the Living Legend Award. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Born: 1926-02-22 [2]
Birth Place: Mexico City [7]
Died: 2019-10-01 [2]
Death Place: Mexico City [7]
Country: Mexico [2]
Language: Spanish | Castilian [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [7]; historian [7]; diplomat [7]; linguist [7]; philosopher [7]; docent [7]; writer [7]
Profession: Historiker [2]
Employer: National Autonomous University of Mexico [7]
Educated at: National Autonomous University of Mexico [7]
Country of Education: Mexico [7]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. National Library and Archives of Québec; 7. Wikidata

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