Alfredo López Austin
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Alfredo Federico López Austin (born in Ciudad Juárez, México March 12, 1936) is a Mexican historian
of uncommon originality who wrote extensively on the Aztec worldview and on Mesoamerican religion. As an academic teacher, he has inspired generations of students, but his influence extends beyond the boundaries of academic life. His son is the renowned archaeologist, Leonardo López Luján.
López Austin first attended law school and worked as a lawyer in his hometown. His academic association with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México(UNAM, Mexico's autonomous national university), where he was a student, spans some fifty years, and he still holds a position as a researcher (emeritus
) at UNAM's Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas (IIA, or Institute of Anthropological Research). López Austin lectures in the History department of UNAM's Faculty of Philosophy and Literature
, the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (FFyL).
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
of uncommon originality who wrote extensively on the Aztec worldview and on Mesoamerican religion. As an academic teacher, he has inspired generations of students, but his influence extends beyond the boundaries of academic life. His son is the renowned archaeologist, Leonardo López Luján.
López Austin first attended law school and worked as a lawyer in his hometown. His academic association with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México(UNAM, Mexico's autonomous national university), where he was a student, spans some fifty years, and he still holds a position as a researcher (emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
) at UNAM's Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas (IIA, or Institute of Anthropological Research). López Austin lectures in the History department of UNAM's Faculty of Philosophy and Literature
Faculty of Philosophy and Literature (UNAM)
The Faculty of Philosophy and Literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico is responsible for administering 11 humanism and science based majors; it has both Undergraduate and Graduate studies....
, the Facultad de Filosofía y Letras (FFyL).