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Sergio Pitol

Mexican politician and writer (1933–2018)
Person human Q690304

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
March 18, 1933
Date of death
April 12, 2018
Place of birth
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Place of death
Xalapa
Country of citizenship
Mexico[10]
Occupation
linguist, diplomat, translator, novelist, politician, writer, literary scholar[11][12]
Employer
National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Bristol, Universidad Veracruzana[13][14][15]
Educated at
National Autonomous University of Mexico[16]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Xavier Villaurrutia Award, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, FIL Award, Premio Mazatlán de Literatura, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada, Alfonso Reyes International Prize, Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada, Wikidata item[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Notable work
Nocturno de Bujara[17]
Cause of death
stroke, acute aphasia[30][31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[35]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[39]
Described by source
Records of persons of interest[34]
Given name
Sergio[32]
Has works in the collection
Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes[37]
Manner of death
natural causes[33]
Member of
Academia Mexicana de la Lengua[28]
Name in native language
Sergio Pitol Deméneghi[36]
Writing language
Spanish[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sergio Pitol Deméneghi en Sergio Pitol ar سرخيو بيتول ar سرخيو بيتول ديمينيخي de Sergio Pitol Demeneghi fa سرخیو پیتول fi Sergio Pitol Demeneghi he סרג'יו פיטול ja セルヒオ・ピトル ko 세르히오 피톨 pl Sergio Pitol Deméneghi pt Sergio Pitol Demeneghi ru Серхио Питоль uk Серхіо Пітоль zh 塞尔吉奥·皮托尔 zh 塞爾西歐·皮托爾
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
0000000121179108
VIAF cluster ID
2492358
Library of Congress authority ID
n81149689
GND ID
119422875
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Sergio Pitol on Charlando con Cervantes (1996).jpg ↗
Awards & Winners artist ID
0cqlzr
BVMC person ID
41011
Babelio author ID
5893
Base de datos de premiados person ID
100142
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12060490k
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
pitol-sergio
CANTIC ID
981058601696306706
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CBDB.cz author ID
72018
CONOR.SI ID
114536547
CONOR.SR ID
58132745
DDB person (GND) ID
119422875
Databazeknih.cz author ID
18956
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119422875
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
168469
Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México ID
862
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Sergio-Pitol
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
sergio-pitol
FAST ID
84466
Freebase ID
/m/0cqlzr
Goodreads author ID
124411
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
sergio-pitol-demeneghi
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0051202
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3141800
Guggenheim fellows ID
sergio-pitol-demeneghi
IdRef ID
028855876
IxTheo authority ID
080236642
JRC Names ID
17882
Kallías ID
PE00450384
Koha Kütüphane ID
142134
Libris-URI
nl024jp60ms9zpg
Munzinger person ID
00000025560
NL CR AUT ID
kup19970000077253
NLA Trove people ID
947914
NUKAT ID
n98024910
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007273180605171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200712411
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810672903505606
National Library of Portugal ID
1343522
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1038822
National Library of Uruguay authority ID
000034609
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070947996
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3957758
Parsifal cluster ID
347600
Perlentaucher ID
sergio-pitol
SBN author ID
LO1V045444
SELIBR ID
225456
SNAC ARK ID
w6wm1d7k
SVKKL authority ID
0290185-Pitol-Sergio-19332018
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058601696306706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCPbCvhJKGKd7DqV3vpP
Yale LUX ID
person/b4a75e47-2789-4613-840e-cc88ec57dffd
🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, politician, diplomat, translator, novelist, linguist
Award received 5
Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, National Prize for Arts and Sciences, FIL Award, Xavier Villaurrutia Award
Employer 3
National Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Bristol, Universidad Veracruzana
Cause of death 1
stroke
Country of citizenship 1
Mexico
Educated at 1
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Given name 1
Sergio
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of 1
Academia Mexicana de la Lengua
Place of birth 1
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Place of death 1
Xalapa
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Spanish
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Summary

Sergio Pitol was born on March 18, 1933[1], in Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza[2]. He died on April 12, 2018[3], in Xalapa[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], diplomat[6], translator[7], novelist[8], and politician[9].

FAQs

Where was Sergio Pitol born?

Sergio Pitol's place of birth was Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza[2].

Where did Sergio Pitol die?

Sergio Pitol passed away in Xalapa[4].

What did Sergio Pitol do for work?

Sergio Pitol worked as a linguist[5], diplomat[6], translator[7], novelist[8], and politician[9].

Where did Sergio Pitol go to school?

Sergio Pitol was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico[16].

What awards did Sergio Pitol receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], Miguel de Cervantes Prize[19], Xavier Villaurrutia Award[20], and National Prize for Arts and Sciences[21].

Related Entities

Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Records of persons of interest. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Retrieved . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . inba.gob.mx. Retrieved . inba.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . casamerica.es. Retrieved . casamerica.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Retrieved . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Retrieved . literatura.inba.gob.mx. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México. Retrieved . svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . svazky.cz. svazky.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Raimundo Pastor · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Sergio Pitol Deméneghi
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Commons category: Sergio Pitol Deméneghi"
  2. 15w ago · CUNYtv · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Sergio Pitol on Charlando con Cervantes (1996).jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Sergio Pitol on Charlando con Cervantes (1996).jpg"
  3. 18w ago · Symac · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Guggenheim Fellowship, Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Xavier Villaurrutia Award +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Wikidata item, Prix Caillois ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c8583a99098|details]])"
  4. 20w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0290185-Pitol-Sergio-19332018
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ SVKKL authority ID: 0290185-Pitol-Sergio-19332018, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  5. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → linguist, diplomat, translator +4
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  6. 24w ago · Hannolans · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    Educated at → —
    Country of citizenship → Mexico
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights, Add copyright status based on date of death"
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