Alberto Blest Gana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberto Blest Gana

Chilean novelist and diplomat

Date of Birth: 04-May-1830

Place of Birth: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1920

Profession: writer, diplomat, historian

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alberto Blest Gana (Spanish pronunciation: [al'ße?to ßlest '?ana]; May 4, 1830 – November 9, 1920) was a Chilean novelist and diplomat, considered the father of Chilean novel.
Blest Gana was of Irish and Basque descent.