Mario J. Valdés
Mario J. Valdés (January 28, 1934 - April 26, 2020) was a literary scholar of Mexican descent who was an early faculty member of the Centre for Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto, established by Northrop Frye.[1][2]
Valdés was born in Illinois and received his PhD at the University of Illinois, Chicago.[1]
He also served as a president of the Modern Language Association.[2]
He died in 2020.[2]
References
- 1 2 "In memoriam: Mario J. Valdés, 1934–2020 – International Comparative Literature Association". Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- 1 2 3 "In Memoriam: Professor Mario J. Valdés | Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Toronto". Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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- 1934 births
- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century Canadian educators
- 20th-century scholars
- Mexican literary critics
- Canadian literary critics
- Academic staff of the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science
- Presidents of the Modern Language Association
- University of Illinois Chicago alumni
- University of Illinois System alumni
- Mexican emigrants to Canada
- 20th-century Mexican writers
- 21st-century Mexican writers
- Comparative literature academics
- People from Chicago