Otto Morales Benítez
Otto Morales Benítez (born August 7, 1920 in Riosucio ; † May 23, 2015 in Bogotá ) was a Colombian lawyer and politician .
Morales Benítez was the director of Colombiano magazine and is known for his literary reviews . He was a lecturer at the Pontifical University of Bolivariana and other universities, was a member of the Colombian Parliament and from 1960 to 1961 Colombia's Minister of Agriculture.
In 2010, Morales Benítez was nominated for the Prince of Asturias Prize by the Academia Colombiana de la Lengua .
The Centro Otto Morales Benítez in Bogotá is named after him.
literature
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Morales Benítez in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Otto Morales Benítez in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Literature by and about Otto Morales Benítez in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ eltiempo.com , accessed on March 23, 2017
- ↑ Short biography on the website of the Biblioteca Virtual Luis Ángel Arango .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morales Benítez, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian lawyer, author and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riosucio |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 2015 |
| Place of death | Bogotá |