Ida Rodríguez Prampolini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ida Rodríguez Prampolini

Mexican art historian

Date of Birth: 24-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: Veracruz, Mexico

Date of Death: 26-Jul-2017

Profession: art historian

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ida Rodríguez Prampolini (24 September 1925 – 26 July 2017) was a Mexican academic, art historian and cultural preservationist, who was heavily involved in the creation of organizations and institutions to preserve the artistic traditions of Mexico.
To that end, she founded two art schools, eleven museums, twelve municipal archives, and over fifty houses of culture.
She published over 400 articles and critiques of Mexican art and was honored with numerous awards over the course of her career.
She was a member of the Mexican Academy of Arts, Mexican Academy of History and the Belgian International Union of Academies as well as a recipient of the National University Prize (Spanish: Premio Universidad Nacional), which recognizes excellence in teaching and academic research, in 1991.
In 2001, she was honored with the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in the category of History, Social Sciences and Philosophy and in 2002, she was awarded the Calasanz Medal from the Universidad Cristóbal Colón.