José Gil Fortoul, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Gil Fortoul

Venezuelan politician, writer and historian

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1861

Place of Birth: Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1943

Profession: writer, lawyer, historian

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

José Gil Fortoul (Barquisimeto, Lara, 25 November 1861 – Caracas, 15 June 1943) was a writer, historian, politician and member of Venezuelan positivism, appointed as Provisional President in 1913.
Along with César Zumeta, Pedro Manuel Arcaya, Laureano Vallenilla Lanz, Victorino Márquez Bustillos, was one of the defenders of the dictatorship of Juan Vicente Gómez.