Luis Guillermo Lumbreras | |
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![]() Lumbreras in 2019 | |
Born | 29 July 1936
Ayacucho, Peru |
Died | 9 November 2023
Lima, Peru | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist anthropologist |
Luis Guillermo Lumbreras Salcedo (29 July 1936 – 9 November 2023) was a Peruvian archaeologist, anthropologist and academic.
Born in Ayacucho, Lumbreras graduated in archaeology and ethnology at the National University of San Marcos. [1] [2] The main object of his studies was the origin of civilization in Peru, for which he theorized a fusion of autochthonous and foreign elements. [2]
Lumbreras served as professor at his alma mater, at the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, at the National Agrarian University and at the San Cristóbal of Huamanga University. [3] He also served as director of the National Institute of Culture, director of the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru and president of the Museo de la Nación. [2] He founded the Andean Institute of Archaeological Studies and co-founded the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro. [2]
During his career Lumbreras received various honours and accolades, including the National Culture Prize, the National Prize for Scientific Research and the Humboldt Prize. [3] He died in Lima on 9 November 2023, at the age of 87. [3]
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Luis Guillermo Lumbreras | |
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![]() Lumbreras in 2019 | |
Born | 29 July 1936
Ayacucho, Peru |
Died | 9 November 2023
Lima, Peru | (aged 87)
Occupation(s) | Archaeologist anthropologist |
Luis Guillermo Lumbreras Salcedo (29 July 1936 – 9 November 2023) was a Peruvian archaeologist, anthropologist and academic.
Born in Ayacucho, Lumbreras graduated in archaeology and ethnology at the National University of San Marcos. [1] [2] The main object of his studies was the origin of civilization in Peru, for which he theorized a fusion of autochthonous and foreign elements. [2]
Lumbreras served as professor at his alma mater, at the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, at the National Agrarian University and at the San Cristóbal of Huamanga University. [3] He also served as director of the National Institute of Culture, director of the National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru and president of the Museo de la Nación. [2] He founded the Andean Institute of Archaeological Studies and co-founded the State University of Northern Rio de Janeiro. [2]
During his career Lumbreras received various honours and accolades, including the National Culture Prize, the National Prize for Scientific Research and the Humboldt Prize. [3] He died in Lima on 9 November 2023, at the age of 87. [3]
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