Guillermo Morón
| Guillermo Morón | |
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 Guillermo Morón, 9 November 2009 |
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| Born | 8 February 1926 Carora, Venezuela |
| Occupation | Historian, writer |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Period | 1955-present |
| Genres | Novel, history, short story, fable, essay |
| Subjects | History of Venezuela |
Guillermo Morón Montero (Carora, Venezuela, 8 February 1926), is a Venezuelan writer and historian. In 1954 obtained a degree in philosophy at the Central University of Madrid, on his return to Venezuela, became professor of geography, social history and sciences at the National Pedagogical Institute of Caracas. As journalist directed the weekly magazine El amigo del hogar, and wrote columns in several newspapers like, El Impulso, El Nacional and El Heraldo. In 1956 moved to Germany, where is professor of Hispan-American culture at the University of Hamburg until 1958. Again in Venezuela, from 1974 until 1985, was professor of History of Venezuela at the Simón Bolívar University. Also was Director of the National Academy of History between 1986 and 1995, founding the Departments of Investigation and Publications from 1958 until 1996. Guillermo Morón has been awarded with numerous recognitions, among them, the Municipal Prize of Literature (Narrative mention), in 1987, and the National Prize for Literature in 1990.
[edit] Published works
- El libro de la fe (1955)
- Los Cronistas y la Historia (1957)
- Los borradores de un Meditador (1958)
- Historia de Venezuela (1960)
- Historia política de José Ortega y Gasset (1960)
- Imágenes y nombres (1972)
- Microhistorias (1980)
- Textos sobre Lisandro Alvarado (1981)
- Historia de Francisco y otras maravillas (1982)
- El gallo de las espuelas de oro (1984)
- Homenaje a Don Rómulo Gallegos (1984)
- Ciertos animales criollos (1985)
- Los más antiguos (1986)
- Son españoles (1989)
- Los presidentes de Venezuela (1993)
- El catálogo de las mujeres (1994)
- Patiquines, pavorreales y y notables (2002)
- Memorial de agravios (2005)
