José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira was a Peruvian writer, journalist, politician and Marxist philosopher.
A prolific author despite his early death, El Amauta is considered one of the greatest scholars of Latin America. Wikipedia
Born: June 14, 1894, Moquegua, Peru
Died: April 16, 1930 (age 35 years), Lima, Peru
Education: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Influenced by: Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Antonio Gramsci, and more
Party: Peruvian Socialist Party
Children: Javier Mariátegui and Sandro Mariátegui Chiappe