Gutierre Tibón (16 July 1905 – 15 May 1999[1]) was an Italian-Mexican writer. He wrote widely on issues of cultural identity, mixing ideas from anthropology, linguistics, psychology, philosophy, ethnology, sociology, and political science.
Tibón was born in Lombardy, Italy. In his early years he worked as a typewriter salesman, later travelling widely in Europe and the Americas for his work.[2] His visits to Mexico attracted him to the country, and he moved there in 1940. He established himself as a writer and radio personality. His first major work was on the culture and future prospects of Mexico. México, 1950, Un País en Futuro (1942) looked forward to what he called a México Feliz, which he thought could be achieved by 1950. He advocated strong leadership and government intervention to promote mass education.[2] He later had a success with Viaje à la India por el Aire, which originated as broadcast conversations with the poet Ricardo López Méndez about his travels in the Middle East on the way to India. Tibón's ability to mix anecdotes, philosophical observations and political commentary on the culture of the countries he passed through proved popular.[2] He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo on 11 October 1946 for his writings.[3]
Onomasticsedit
Tibón has been especially interested in the history of personal and topographical names. His book América: Setenta siglos de la historia de un nombre (1945) constitutes what has been called a "novelized study in which a word is the chief character".[2] He argues that the name "America" is "a masterpiece of chance", and proceeds to trace its etymology from the personal name of Amerigo Vespucci to its Germanic original Amalric and to ancient roots, which he claims to link to the meaning "land of industrious and powerful men".[2] In Origen, Vida y Milagros de su Apellido, he extended this method to the discussion of personal names, providing elaborate historical genealogies and anecdotes to create a narrative of humanity though names. He was most interested in Spanish and Sephardic Jewish names.[2]
His later writings continue his interest in names, but also branch out to include mysticist or occult topics. He developed the method of his book on America in his discussion of the origins of Mexico in Historia del nombre y de la fundación de México (1975).
In El Ombligo como centro cósmico (1981), he argued for the survivals of "paleolithic magic" in a "prenatal triad" of umbilical cord, placenta and amniotic sac and on the navel as "cosmic center". In Los Ritos Mágicos y Trágicos de la Pubertad Femenina (1984) he explored the "magic and tragic rites" of female puberty.
^Toledano Vergara, Ma. Cristina (1999). Acapantzingo, Tierra Florida de Historia y Tradiciones [Acapantzingo, Flowery Land of History and Traditions] (in Spanish). Cuernavaca: CONACULTA. p. 43.
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Gutierre Tibon 16 July 1905 15 May 1999 1 was an Italian Mexican writer He wrote widely on issues of cultural identity mixing ideas from anthropology linguistics psychology philosophy ethnology sociology and political science Bust of Tibon in Cuauhtemoc Mexico City Contents 1 Early career 2 Onomastics 3 Later work 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly career editTibon was born in Lombardy Italy In his early years he worked as a typewriter salesman later travelling widely in Europe and the Americas for his work 2 His visits to Mexico attracted him to the country and he moved there in 1940 He established himself as a writer and radio personality His first major work was on the culture and future prospects of Mexico Mexico 1950 Un Pais en Futuro 1942 looked forward to what he called a Mexico Feliz which he thought could be achieved by 1950 He advocated strong leadership and government intervention to promote mass education 2 He later had a success with Viaje a la India por el Aire which originated as broadcast conversations with the poet Ricardo Lopez Mendez about his travels in the Middle East on the way to India Tibon s ability to mix anecdotes philosophical observations and political commentary on the culture of the countries he passed through proved popular 2 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo on 11 October 1946 for his writings 3 Onomastics editTibon has been especially interested in the history of personal and topographical names His book America Setenta siglos de la historia de un nombre 1945 constitutes what has been called a novelized study in which a word is the chief character 2 He argues that the name America is a masterpiece of chance and proceeds to trace its etymology from the personal name of Amerigo Vespucci to its Germanic original Amalric and to ancient roots which he claims to link to the meaning land of industrious and powerful men 2 In Origen Vida y Milagros de su Apellido he extended this method to the discussion of personal names providing elaborate historical genealogies and anecdotes to create a narrative of humanity though names He was most interested in Spanish and Sephardic Jewish names 2 In 1946 the Academia Mexicana de Genealogia y Heraldica elected him as a Numbered Academician 4 Later work editHis later writings continue his interest in names but also branch out to include mysticist or occult topics He developed the method of his book on America in his discussion of the origins of Mexico in Historia del nombre y de la fundacion de Mexico 1975 In El Ombligo como centro cosmico 1981 he argued for the survivals of paleolithic magic in a prenatal triad of umbilical cord placenta and amniotic sac and on the navel as cosmic center In Los Ritos Magicos y Tragicos de la Pubertad Femenina 1984 he explored the magic and tragic rites of female puberty He was elected to the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua as an honorary member on 10 December 1987 5 From 1959 until his death at the age of 93 Tibon lived in Acapantzingo Cuernavaca Mexico 6 Bibliography edit1942 Mexico 1950 un pais en futuro 1944 Viaje a la India por el aire 1945 America Setenta siglos de la historia de un nombre 1946 Aventuras de Gog y Magog 1946 Origen vida y milagros de su apellido 1947 Divertimentos linguisticos de Gog y Magog 1956 Diccionario etimologico de los nombres propios de las personas 1957 Introduccion al budismo 1961 Pinotepa Nacional Mixtecos negros y triquis 1967 Mujeres y diosas en Mexico 1972 El mundo secreto de los dientes 1975 Historia del nombre y de la fundacion de Mexico 1979 El ombligo como centro erotico 1981 El ombligo como centro cosmico Una contribucion a la historia de las religiones 1981 La triade prenatal cordon placenta amnios Supervivencia de la magia paleolitica 1983 El jade en Mexico el mundo esoterico del chalchihuite 1983 La ciudad de los hongos alucinantes 1984 Los ritos magicos y tragicos de la pubertad femenina 1986 Diccionario etimologico comparado de nombres propios de personasSee also editList of people from Morelos MexicoReferences edit Memorias de la academia Mexicana de la Lengua PDF in Spanish Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2008 11 06 a b c d e f Louis Nesbit Gutierre Tibon Prophet in Mexico Hispania Vol 33 No 1 Feb 1950 pp 51 53 university homepage permanent dead link Gutierre Tibon la fascinacion por el lenguaje y la historia Archived from the original on 2009 02 19 Retrieved 2010 04 23 GENERACIoN 1900 Siete sabios Contemporaneos y Generacion del 27 UNIVERSIDAD VIRTUAL ALFONSINA Archived from the original on 2012 06 17 Toledano Vergara Ma Cristina 1999 Acapantzingo Tierra Florida de Historia y Tradiciones Acapantzingo Flowery Land of History and Traditions in Spanish Cuernavaca CONACULTA p 43 External links editbookfinder com El Ombligo como centro cosmico Murio el escritor antropologo e historiador Gutierre Tibon La Jornada Obituary 16 May 1999 Retrieved from 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