Gonzalo Escudero Moscoso (

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, September 28, 1903 –

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, December 10, 1971) was an

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poet and diplomat. He spent his high school years at the

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. Later, he attended the

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, where he obtained his doctorate degree in jurisprudence. He was a distinguished professor of international law at the University of Quito, Secretary of Education, Secretary of Congress, and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as Ecuador's ambassador to Uruguay (1942-1845), Peru (1956), Argentina (1961), Colombia (1963), Brazil (1965), UNESCO (1960) and Belgium (1971).Biografías y Vida: Gonzalo Escudero
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Works

* Los Poemas del Arte (1918) * Las Parábolas Olímpicas (1922) * Altanoche (1947) * Hélices de Huracán y de Sol (1933) * Estatura del Aire (1951) * Paralelogramo (obra de teatro) * Material del Ángel * Autorretrato * Introducción a la Muerte * Hombre de América * Dios * Ases * Pleamar de Piedra * Réquiem por la Luz * Nocturno de Septiembre * Contrapunto

References

1903 births 1971 deaths Ecuadorian male poets People from Quito Central University of Ecuador alumni Ambassadors of Ecuador to Peru Ambassadors of Ecuador to Argentina Ambassadors of Ecuador to Colombia Ambassadors of Ecuador to Brazil Ambassadors of Ecuador to Uruguay Ambassadors of Ecuador to Belgium Permanent Representatives of Ecuador to the Organization of American States Permanent Delegates of Ecuador to UNESCO 20th-century Ecuadorian poets 20th-century male writers {{Ecuador-politician-stub