Alfonso Gómez-Lobo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chilean philosopher
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Place of Birth: Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile
About Alfonso Gómez-Lobo
- Alfonso Gómez-Lobo (January 1, 1940 – December 31, 2011) was a professor of metaphysics and moral philosophy at Georgetown University known for his critical evaluations of modern-day ethics.
- He was a member of The President's Council on Bioethics of the United States.
- Born in Viña del Mar, Chile in 1940, Gomez-Lobo studied at the Catholic University of Valparaiso in Santiago, Chile, the University of Athens in Greece and three German universities: the University of Tübingen, the University of Munich and the University of Heidelberg.
- He completed his PhD in Munich in Philosophy, Classic and Ancient History in 1966, graduating magna cum laude.
- He then went on to teach at universities in Valparaiso, Puerto Rico, and finally at Penn State before joining with Georgetown University in 1977.He has received a number of awards and several research fellowships, including one from the Guggenheim Foundation.
- His work translating Ancient Greek texts into Spanish has also received considerable attention.
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