Miguel León Portilla

1926 - 2019

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Mexico

native language: Spanish

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish

educated at: National Autonomous University of Mexico

occupation: anthropologist, historian, diplomat, linguist, philosopher, docent

award received: Guggenheim Fellowship, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, Library of Congress Living Legend, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor, honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala, honorary doctorate of Seville University, Menéndez Pelayo International Prize, Silvert Award, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Juan de Mairena Award

Miguel León-Portilla (22 February 1926 – 1 October 2019) 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)