Horacio Aránguiz Donoso
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Horacio Aránguiz Donoso | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Public Education | |
| In office 18 October 1983 – 29 July 1985 | |
| President | Augusto Pinochet |
| Preceded by | Mónica Madariaga |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Gaete |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1942 |
| Died | 11 August 2020 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Profession | Historian |
Horacio Aránguiz Donoso (born 1942 – 11 August 2020) was a Chilean historian and academic who held several public positions during the military government of Augusto Pinochet, including serving as Minister of Education from 1983 to 1985.[1]
As a historian, Aránguiz Donoso authored articles on rural and agrarian history, including studies on agricultural workers, the rural parish of Pelarco in the 18th century, and other topics related to Chilean agrarian society.
He was a member of the Academia Chilena de la Historia, and served for an extended period as editor of its official bulletin.
Aránguiz was born in Santiago in 1942. He obtained his teaching degree and in History in 1965. He was trained under the Chilean historian Jaime Eyzaguirre, serving as his teaching assistant at the University of Chile.