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Alfonso Reyes | |
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| Born | Alfonso Reyes Ochoa 17 May 1889 |
| Died | 27 December 1959 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, philosopher and diplomat |
| Employer(s) | La Casa de España, El Colegio de México, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, El Colegio Nacional |
| Known for | Ambassador |
| Spouse | Manuela Mota Gómez |
| Children | Alfonso Bernardo Reyes Mota |
| Father | Bernardo Reyes |
| Awards | Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes (Literature & Linguistics); Honorary Doctorate (Princeton University, La Sorbona, University of California Berkeley) |
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa (17 May 1889 in Monterrey, Nuevo León – 27 December 1959 in Mexico City) was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times[1] and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest authors in Spanish language. He served as ambassador of Mexico to Argentina and Brazil.
- ^ "Nomination Database". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 19 April 2017.