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Pedro Geoffroy Rivas | |
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| Born | (1908-09-16)16 September 1908 |
| Died | 10 November 1979(1979-11-10) (aged 71) San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Pedro Geoffroy Rivas (16 September 1908 - 10 November 1979) was ananthropologist,poet, andlinguist.
His poetic work marked a landmark in Salvadoran poetic development. A rebellious, individualistic poet, Rivas incorporated in his poetry the freedom to express himself openly without fear of ordinariness oranthropocentric turns. Rivas andOswaldo Escobar Velado are known as the founders of the modern protest poetry of El Salvador.[1] Rivas was a member ofMexican Communist Party andSalvadoran Communist Party in the 1930s. His work influencedPablo Neruda.
Rivas studied AnthropologyMexico at theUniversity of New Mexico and obtained his Master's degree from the university.[2]
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