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Memorial Page for Juan Gelman
May 3, 1930 – Jan 14, 2014(83 years)Died in:Mexico City, Mexico
Argentine poet
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May 3rd, 2026
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Biography
Juan Gelman (* May 3, 1930 in Buenos Aires; † January 14, 2014 in Mexico City) was an argentine poet. He was 83 years old. He had at least 1 child (1 son). He studied at National School of Buenos Aires. He received 7 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Miguel de Cervantes Prize. His cause of death was lung cancer.
Life Events
10 EventsBorn in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1930FIL Award
2000Premio José Lezama Lima
2003Reina Sofía Award
2005Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award
2005Miguel de Cervantes Prize
2007Q130742756
2010honorary doctor of the University Lille-III
2010Q123258858
2013Died in Mexico City, Mexico (lung cancer)
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- Marcelo Ariel Gelman Schuberoff
Juan Gelman. Forever remembered.