José María Pérez Gay

José María Pérez Gay (February 15, 1944 – May 26, 2013) was a Mexican academic, writer, translator and diplomat. Some of his best known writings include "El imperio perdido," "La profecia de la memoria: ensayos alemanes" and "El principe y sus guerrilleros."[1] He also founded Channel 22 (XEIMT-TV) and served as the television station's director.[1] He later became an adviser to former presidential candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.[1]

Perez Gay was born in 1944 in Mexico City.[1] He received a degree in information science at Universidad Iberoamericana and a doctorate from Free University of Berlin in German literature.[1]

Perez Gay served as the Ambassador of Mexico to Portugal from 2001 to 2003.[1] He had previously served as a cultural attache to Germany, Austria and France.

In 1996, Perez Gay received the National Journalism Prize for Cultural Reporting.[1] He was also the recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Austria Cross of Honour for Science and Art.[1]

José María Pérez Gay died in Mexico City at 2:05 a.m. on May 26, 2013, at the age of 70.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Mexican writer Jose Maria Perez Gay dies". EFE (Fox News). May 26, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.


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