Lorenzo Ochoa Salas

Mexican archaeologist (1943–2009)

Lorenzo Ochoa Salas (25 May 1943 – 7 December 2009) was a Mexican archaeologist.^[1] He was born in Tuxpan, Veracruz.^[2] He obtained a master's degree in anthropology, with a speciality in archaeology from the National School of Anthropology and History. He completed his doctorate in archaeology at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.^[3]

Ochoa's books include Historia prehispánica de la Huaxteca (UNAM, 1979).^[4]

Ochoa died of respiratory disease in Mexico City on 7 December 2009.^[5] The magazine Voices of Mexico devoted a special section in his memory in 2010.^[6]

References

^ Martel, Patricia (2008). "Lorenzo Ochoa (1943–2009)". Anales de Antropología (in Spanish). 42: 243–251.
^ Jiménez Sotero, Jairo Eduardo (2012). "Lorenzo Ochoa: estudioso de la Huasteca". La Ciencia y el Hombre (in Spanish). 25 (3). ISSN 0187-8786. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Diehl, Richard A. (August 1981). "Review of Historia prehispánica de la Huaxteca". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 61 (3): 506–507. doi:10.1215/00182168-61.3.506. JSTOR 2513404.
^ "Fallece Lorenzo Ochoa Salas". RMA Red Mexicana de Arqueología. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
^ "An homage to Lorenzo Ochoa", Voices of Mexico no. 87, 2010. ISSN 0186-9418 Articles: Elsie Montiel, "Lorenzo Ochoa Salas: Friend and Contributor to Voices of Mexico", pp. 71–72; Mario Humberto Ruz, "A Singular Man, A Plural Way of Seeing", pp. 73–74; Gerardo Gutiérrez, "Traveling through the Huaxteca With Lorenzo", pp. 75–76; Eladio Terreros Espinosa, "A Sketch of His Career", pp. 77–78