Award
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
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Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán
1908-01-20 – 1996-01-06
Life & Legacy
Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (20 January 1908 –13 January 1996) was a Mexican anthropologist known for his studies of marginal populations. His work has focused on Afro-Mexican and Indigenous populations. He was the director of the National Indigenous Institute from 1971 to 1972 and, as Assistant Secretary for Popular Culture and Continuing Education, he was responsible for forming government policy towards Indigenous populations. For this reason he is important in the field of applied anthropology.
Occupation & Career
anthropologist, politician, physician, writer, university teacher, educator, linguist, pedagogue, philosopher, historian, ethnologist, ethnohistorian
Education
National Autonomous University of Mexico; Northwestern University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
National Prize for Arts and Sciences; Bronislaw Malinowski Award; Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor · Bronislaw Malinowski Award · National Prize for Arts and Sciences
Education & Institutions
National Autonomous University of Mexico · Northwestern University
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Bronislaw Malinowski Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2611172 · wikidata
Award
Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2611172 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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