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Gabriel Cevallos García
BornJanuary 6, 1913
Cuenca, Ecuador
DiedMarch 16, 2004 (2004-03-17) (aged 91)
Tampa, Florida, USA
Pen nameGabriel Cevallos, Gabriel Cevallos García
OccupationWriter, Historian, Philosopher, Professor
SpouseMaría del Carmen Candau

Gabriel Cevallos García ( Cuenca, January 6, 1913 - March 16, 2004) was an Ecuadorian writer, historian, professor, and philosopher. [1]

He was the rector of the University of Cuenca from 1964 to 1968 and founder, professor, and dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the university. [2]

He taught for some years at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where he settled in 1969 to work as a teacher. He was a member of the Ecuadorian Academy of Language and the National Academy of History.

He was awarded the Ecuadorian National Prize in Literature " Premio Eugenio Espejo" in 1988 by the President of Ecuador.

He died at the age of 91 in Tampa, Florida.

Works

  • Reflexiones sobre la historia del Ecuador
  • Teoría del descubrimiento de América
  • De aquí y de allá
  • Ensayo sobre arte
  • Pensamiento histórico ecuatoriano

References

  1. ^ Ganadores (Biograficos) Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Muere en EEUU el ensayista cuencano Gabriel Cevallos". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.