About Xavier Albo
Lived 1934 – 2023 (aged 88). Xavier Albo was a Bolivian anthropologist, linguist, theologian, catholic priest and ethnologist.
Xavier Albó Corrons, S.J., (4 November 1934 – 20 January 2023) was a Spanish-Bolivian Jesuit priest, linguist, and anthropologist, with expertise in the indigenous peoples and rural populations of Bolivia.
Biography Albó was born in La Garriga, in Catalonia, Spain, and joined the Society of Jesus in 1951. In 1952, he moved to Bolivia and later became a naturalized citizen of the country. He was decorated with the Order of the Condor of the Andes, the highest civilian honor of the Bolivian state, on 6 April 2016.
Albó co-founded the Center for Research and Promotion of Farmers (Centro de Investigación y Promoción del Campesinado, CIPCA) in 1971. He served as its first director through 1976.
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Who was Xavier Albo?
Bolivian anthropologist
When was Xavier Albo born?
Xavier Albo was born on 4 November 1934 in La Garriga.
When did Xavier Albo die?
Xavier Albo died on 20 January 2023 in Cochabamba.
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Xavier Albo was an anthropologist, linguist, theologian, catholic priest and ethnologist.
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Xavier Albo was Bolivian.
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