Germán Arciniegas (December 6, 1900 in
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– November 29, 1999) was a
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n essayist and
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. Arciniegas wrote over 50 books and many columns in the Colombian newspaper
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and also taught at
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- El estudiante de la mesa redonda, Madrid: Juan Pueyo, 1932. 248 pp. (the student of the round table)
- "América tierra firme", Sociología. Santiago de Chile: Ercilla, 1937.
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Germán Arciniegas (December 6, 1900 in
BogotáBogotá – officially named Bogotá, D.C. , formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá – is the capital city of Colombia, as well as the most populous city in the country, with 6,776,009 inhabitants...
– November 29, 1999) was a
ColombiaColombia , officially the Republic of Colombia , is a constitutional republic in northwestern South America. Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the northwest by Panama; and to the west by the Pacific Ocean...
n essayist and
historianAn historian is an individual who studies and writes about history, 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 events in time...
. Arciniegas wrote over 50 books and many columns in the Colombian newspaper
El TiempoEl Tiempo is a daily newspaper in Colombia, a non-tabloid daily with national distribution. , it had the highest circulation in Colombia with an average weekday circulation of 314,000, rising to 453,000 for the Sunday edition....
and also taught at
Columbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. Columbia's main campus lies in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City...
in
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Books
- El estudiante de la mesa redonda, Madrid: Juan Pueyo, 1932. 248 pp. (the student of the round table)
- "América tierra firme", Sociología. Santiago de Chile: Ercilla, 1937. 235 pp. (America firm land)
- "Los Comuneros, Bogotá: Editorial ABC, 1938. 402 pp. (the commoners)
- "Biografía del Caribe",Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1945. 531 pp. (Biography of the Caribbean)
- "Entre la libertad y el miedo", México: Editorial Cultura (Cuadernos Americanos), 1952. 362 pp. (Between Freedom and being afraid)
- "América mágica - Los hombres y los meses", Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1959. 317 pp. (magic America - men and months)
- "América mágica - Las mujeres y las horas", Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1961. 253 pp. (magic America - women and hours)
- "El mundo de la bella Simonetta, Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1962. 185 pp. (The world of beauty Simonetta)
- "El continente de los siete colores. Historia de la cultura en América Latina, Buenos Aires: (The seven colors' continent) Editorial Sudamericana, 1965. 715 pp.
- "Nueva imagen del Caribe", Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1970. 457 pp. (new image of the Caribbean)
- "Roma secretísima", Madrid: Anaya, 1972. 194 pp (Very secret Roma)
- "Bolívar, el hombre de la gloria, Bogotá: Ediciones Tercer Mundo, 1983. 142 pp. (Bolivar, the man of the glory)