Friedrich Katz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Katz

Austrian-born anthropologist and historian

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1927

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 16-Oct-2010

Profession: historian, university teacher, anthropologist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Friedrich Katz (13 June 1927 – 16 October 2010) was an Austrian-born anthropologist and historian specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America; particularly, in the Mexican Revolution.
"He was arguably Mexico's most widely regarded historian...
The whole of the Mexican press, left, right and center, noted and lamented his passing." He served as co-director of the Mexican Studies Program at the University of Chicago, co-received the 1999 Bolton Prize (nowadays Bolton-Johnson Prize) for the best English-language book on Latin American History by The Conference on Latin American History and was honored with the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Government of Mexico.
He also won the 2000 Bryce Wood Book Award presented by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) for outstanding English-language book in the humanities and social sciences for his book The Life and Times of Pancho Villa.
The American Historical Association has created a book prize in honor of Friedrich Katz.