Luis Guillermo Lumbreras | |
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 Lumbreras in 2019 | |
| Born | 29 July 1936 Ayacucho, Peru |
| Died | 9 November 2023 (aged 87) Lima, Peru |
| Occupation(s) | Archaeologist anthropologist |
Luis Guillermo Lumbreras Salcedo (29 July 1936 – 9 November 2023) was a Peruvian archaeologist, anthropologist and academic.
Life and career
Born in Ayacucho, Lumbreras graduated in archaeology and ethnology at the National University of San Marcos.[1][2] The main object of his studies was the origin of civilization in Peru, for which he theorized a fusion of autochthonous and foreign elements.[2]
Lumbreras served as professor at his alma mater, at the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, at the National Agrarian University and at the San Cristóbal of Huamanga University.[3] He also served as director of the National Institute of Culture, director of the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru and president of the Museo de la Nación.[2] He founded the Andean Institute of Archaeological Studies and co-founded the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro.[2]
During his career Lumbreras received various honours and accolades, including the National Culture Prize, the National Prize for Scientific Research and the Humboldt Prize.[3] He died in Lima on 9 November 2023, at the age of 87.[3]
References
- ↑ Bazán, Víctor Nomberto; Núñez, Filomeno Zubieta (2007). Historiografía general y del Perú: autores y obras del pensamiento histórico (in Spanish). 79: Editorial Universitaria. ISBN 978-9972-236-30-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - 1 2 3 4 Escribano, Pedro (10 November 2023). "Luis Guillermo Lumbreras, el hombre que iluminó el Perú". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 Seminario Ojeda, Miguel Arturo (10 November 2023). "Luis Guillermo Lumbreras, entre la arqueología, la antropología, y la tarea de hacer hablar a las piedras". Prensa Regional (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2023.