José Antonio de Armas Chitty, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

José Antonio de Armas Chitty

Venezuelan writer and historian

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1908

Place of Birth: Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela

Date of Death: 06-Oct-1995

Profession: poet, historian

Nationality: Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About José Antonio de Armas Chitty

  • José Antonio de Armas Chitty (30 November 1908 – 6 October 1995) was a Venezuelan historian, poet, chronicler, essayist, biographer and researcher. Armas Chitty was born in Caracas on 30 November 1908, when he was six years old, moved to Santa María de Ipire, a town in Guárico state, lived there until he was 27. Enrolled for the Anthropology and History Institute of the Central University of Venezuela in 1949.
  • Since then he was Head of the Colonial History and the Republican History Departments of the same institute.
  • He was a Lecturer of the Central University from 1956.
  • In 1950 he was the Director of Publications of the Venezuelan Council for the Child, held that position until 1952.
  • From 1952 to 1964 was Supervisor of Cultural Section of the Public Relationships Department of the Creole Petroleum Corporation.
  • In 1971 was the Chief of Minister of Education’s Secretary.
  • De Armas Chitty wrote articles for many newspapers and magazines in Venezuela, as well as Lima, Buenos Aires and Madrid, was a columnist on the Caracas daily El Nacional for 15 years.
  • Also was member of the Venezuelan Academy of History from 1957, being chosen on 10 January 1979.

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