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Chilean historian (1940–2019) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osvaldo Silva Galdames (24 May, 1940–2019) was a Chilean historian active within the field of prehistory. He was a founder of the academic history journals Cuadernos de Historia and Revista de Historia Indígena, as well being a driving force behind the establishment of the Magíster de Historia con mención en etnohistoria at the University of Chile.[1] At the same university he served as director of the department for Historical Science for many years.[1] Among Silva's contributions to history was a proposal for a different chronology of the Inca rule in Chile.[2]
Osvaldo Silva | |
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Osvaldo Silva lecturing in the 2010s | |
| Born | 24 May 1940 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 2019 |
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| Fields | History of Chile, Prehistory |
He was born on 24 May 1940, in Santiago, being the son of Osvaldo Silva Rivera and Berta Galdames Ramírez. He was married with Paulina Dittborn Cordua.[3]
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