Fernando Ortiz Fernández
Cuban essayist and anthropologist
Fernando Ortiz Fernández was a Cuban essayist, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects of indigenous Cuban culture. Ortiz... Wikipedia
Born: July 16, 1881, Havana, Cuba
Died: April 10, 1969 (age 87 years), Havana, Cuba
Place of burial: Cristóbal Colón Cemetery, Havana, Cuba
Education: Universidad de la Habana and Universitat de Barcelona
Nationality: Cuban
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