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Biography of Octavio Paz
31. Mar 1914 – 19. Apr 1998(84 years)Died in:Mexico City, Mexico
Mexican writer, poet an diplomat
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Burial Place
San Ildefonso College
Awards(10)
Nobel Prize in LiteratureGuggenheim FellowshipMiguel de Cervantes PrizeXavier Villaurrutia AwardNational Prize for Arts and SciencesNeustadt International Prize for LiteraturePrincess of Asturias Award for Communications and HumanitiesPeace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationGrand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the WiseGrand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Spouse(2)
Elena GarroMarie José Tramini
Education(3)
Octavio Paz (* 31. March 1914 in Mexico City; † 19. April 1998 in Mexico City) was a mexican writer, poet an diplomat. He was 84 years old. He was married to Elena Garro and Marie José Tramini. He had at least 1 child (1 daughter). His education included University of California, Berkeley, Colegio Williams and National Autonomous University of Mexico. His faith was atheism. He received 10 awards, including Nobel Prize in Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship. He was buried at San Ildefonso College.
Life Events
14 Events1914
Born in Mexico City, Mexico
1937
Married Elena Garro
until 1959
1943
Guggenheim Fellowship
1945
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
1964
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1964
Married Marie José Tramini
until 1998
1981
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1982
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
1984
Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
1986
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
1990
Nobel Prize in Literature
1991
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1998
Died in Mexico City, Mexico
2003