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Nicanor Parra
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Sep 5, 1914 – Jan 23, 2018(103 years)Died in:La Reina, Santiago Metropolitan Region

Chilean writer, poet, mathematician, and physicist

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Occupation(5)

poetmathematicianphysicistacademicwriter

Awards(7)

Guggenheim FellowshipMiguel de Cervantes PrizeFIL AwardNational Prize for Literature (Chile)Bicentennial PrizeReina Sofía AwardPablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award

Education(5)

Brown UniversitySt Catherine's CollegeUniversity of ChileInternado Nacional Barros AranaUniversity of Oxford

Nicanor Parra (* September 5, 1914 in San Fabián; † January 23, 2018 in La Reina) was a chilean writer, poet, mathematician, and physicist. He was 103 years old. His education included Brown University, St Catherine's College, University of Chile, Internado Nacional Barros Arana and University of Oxford. He received 7 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Miguel de Cervantes Prize.

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Born in Chile

1914

University of Chile

1946

until 1968

National Prize for Literature (Chile)

1969

FIL Award

1991

Bicentennial Prize

2001

Reina Sofía Award

2001

Miguel de Cervantes Prize

2011

Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Award

2012

Died in La Reina, Santiago Metropolitan Region

2018

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Nicanor Parra. Forever remembered.