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Gustavo Gutiérrez

1928 - 2024

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Gustavo Gutiérrez-Merino Díaz (8 June 1928 – 22 October 2024) was a Peruvian Catholic philosopher, theologian, and Dominican priest who was one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. His 1971 book A Theology of Liberation is considered pivotal to the formation of liberation theology at large. He held the John Cardinal O'Hara Professorship of Theology at the University of Notre Dame and was a visiting professor at universities in North America and Europe. Born in Lima, Gutiérrez studied medicine and literature at the National University of San Marcos before deciding to become a priest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gustavo Gutiérrez is the 472nd most popular philosopher (up from 662nd in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Peru (up from 34th in 2019) and the most popular Peruvian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 472 out of 1,267. Before him are Alasdair MacIntyre, Theodorus the Atheist, Ibn al-Rawandi, Zisi, Maine de Biran, and Eubulides. After him are Guillaume Budé, Nana Asmaʼu, Paul Natorp, H. L. A. Hart, Porcia, and Gaius Musonius Rufus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 82. Before him are Lina Wertmüller, Capucine, Musa al-Sadr, Gaston Thorn, Tony Richardson, and Seki Matsunaga. After him are Elias James Corey, Manfred Rommel, Bernard Cribbins, Robert Sheckley, Wolfgang von Trips, and Burt Bacharach. Among people deceased in 2024, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 81. Before him are Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Angelo Amato, Marcello Gandini, Daniel Dennett, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, and Fraser Stoddart. After him are Seiji Ozawa, Iris Apfel, Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, Geneviève Grad, Silvia Pinal, and Richard Serra.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 25 out of 287. Before him are Teófilo Cubillas (1949), Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1938), Alan García (1949), Túpac Huallpa (1510), Abimael Guzmán (1934), and Hilda Gadea (1925). After him are Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), Sinchi Roca (1230), Dina Boluarte (1962), César Vallejo (1892), Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1943), and Mayta Cápac (1290).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Peru

Among philosophers born in Peru, Gustavo Gutiérrez ranks 1. 

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