José Pedro Varela, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Pedro Varela

Uruguayan sociologist, journalist and politician

Date of Birth: 19-Mar-1845

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1879

Profession: writer, politician, journalist, sociologist

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

José Pedro Varela y Berro (19 March 1845 - 24 October 1879) was an Uruguayan sociologist, journalist, politician, and educator.
He was born in Montevideo. Uruguay adopted free, compulsory, and secular education in 1876, thanks to his efforts.
It was because of Varela that Uruguay established the 1877 Law of Common Education, which continues to influence Uruguay.