José María Egas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José María Egas

Ecuadorian poet

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1896

Place of Birth: Bahía de Caráquez, Manabí Province, Ecuador

Date of Death: 16-Feb-1982

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

José María Egas (Bahía de Caráquez, 1896 - 1982) was an Ecuadorian poet.
Many of his poems were turned into the lyrics of "pasillos".
Egas studied law at the University of Guayaquil graduated in 1927.
He was then active as a lawyer and journalist, but became best known for his poetry, being appointed national poet laureate in 1976.
He served as a professor at the University of Guayaquil.