About Max Jara
Lived 1884 – 1965 (aged 80). Max Jara was a Chilean writer and poet.
Maximiliano Jara Troncoso (August 21, 1886 in Yerbas Buenas – July 6, 1965 in Santiago), better known as Max Jara, was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1956.
He studied medicine at the University of Chile. He worked as a secretary at the university, where he became an administrative deputy manager. He also worked at the newspapers El Mercurio and El Diario Ilustrado in Santiago.
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Who was Max Jara?
Chilean poet (1884-1965)
When was Max Jara born?
Max Jara was born on 21 August 1884 in Yerbas Buenas.
When did Max Jara die?
Max Jara died on 6 July 1965 in Santiago.
What was Max Jara's occupation?
Max Jara was a writer and poet.
What nationality was Max Jara?
Max Jara was Chilean.
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