Julio Pinto | |
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| Portrait of Julio Pinto | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Awards | Santiago Municipal Literature Award (2000) Chilean National History Award (2016) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of Chile, social history |
Julio Pinto Vallejos (born 1956) is a Chilean historian. He is known in Chile for his study of social history and interpretations of social movements. In 2016 he won the Chilean National History Award. [1] He is a member of the editorial board of LOM Ediciones.
Pinto completed his higher education at Yale University, where he obtained his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, specialising in contemporary Latin America. [2]
Since 1980, he has worked as an academic at the universities of Talca, ARCIS, Católica de Chile, and the University of Santiago. At the latter, he has held management positions for decades. He has also taught at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and the São Paulo State University in Brazil, University of the Republic in Uruguay, and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland. [3]