Oreste Plath, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oreste Plath

Chilean writer

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Date of Death: 24-Jul-1996

Profession: writer

Nationality: Chile

Zodiac Sign: Leo

César Octavio Müller Leiva mostly known under the pseudonym Oreste Plath (13 August 1907 – 24 July 1996) was a Chilean writer and folklorist.
In 1942 he began studying folklore making trips to neighboring countries like Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina.
In 1982 he was elected to the Academia Chilena de la Lengua.