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Carlos Meléndez Chaverri is a Costa Rican historian and professor. He is considered one of the most important historians of Costa Rica. He was born on June 23, 1926 in Heredia, Costa Rica. He studied at the University of Costa Rica, where he obtained a degree in History in 1950. He then went on to obtain a doctorate in History from the University of Madrid in 1956. Meléndez Chaverri has dedicated his life to the study of Costa Rican history. He has written numerous books and articles on the subject, including "Historia de Costa Rica" (History of Costa Rica), "La Costa Rica Colonial" (Colonial Costa Rica), and "La Costa Rica Contemporánea" (Contemporary Costa Rica). He has also served as a professor at the University of Costa Rica, where he has taught courses on Costa Rican history. Meléndez Chaverri has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the Order of José María Castro Madriz, the Order of Juan Mora Fernández, and the Order of the Quetzal. He is also a member of the Costa Rican Academy of History. As of 2021, Carlos Meléndez Chaverri's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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Occupation Historian
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 June 1926
Birthday 23 June
Birthplace Heredia, Costa Rica
Date of death (2000-06-12)
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Nationality Costa Rica

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His wife is María Lourdes Doubles Umaña

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Carlos Meléndez Chaverri Net Worth

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1965

Historical research conducted in 1965 in Guatemala City, with a grant from the OAS in 1973 and lived in Spain as the scholarship, for research in the Archivo de Indias in Seville, the Historical Archive and the National Academy of History in Madrid.

1948

His first job was at the Normal School (later Liceo de Heredia) between the years 1948 to 1953. He was founding director of the Liceo Nocturno Alfredo González F. Heredia, a post he held from 1953 to 1960. In those same years he was Head of the Section of Anthropology and History National Museum of Costa Rica. He joined as a professor at the University of Costa Rica since 1958 and in 1960 became a full professor along with Sam Parr. He was Director of the Department of History and Geography (now School of the Faculty of Social Sciences), University of Costa Rica between 1960 and 1969. His biggest title was the Professor. She worked there until 1986 when it was pensioned. He was Ambassador to Costa Rica in Spain from 1985 to 1986.

1946

He began his primary studies at the Escuela Argentina, and continued them at the Central School of Puntarenas. His father Don Saturnino moved the Meléndez family then moved to Limon, where he finished his primary education at the School Tomás Guardia. After spending a year in that province, the family returned to Hall where he entered the Ecole Normale de Costa Rica, being a student of renowned professors such as Fernando Vargas Fernández Gámez Solano Uladislaus "Don Lalo" and Marco Tulio Salazar Salazar. On 13 December 1946, Carlos Meléndez concluded secondary education, having passed exams in high school. He earned a BA in Literature and Philosophy with a major in History and Geography in 1952 at the University of Costa Rica [1].

1926

Carlos Meléndez Chaverri (23 June 1926 – 12 June 2000) was a Costa Rican historian. Meléndez was the son of Saturnino Lizano and Chaverri Orfilia Chacon. He married María Lourdes Doubles Umaña, who bore him five children: Silvia María, Lucia, Diego, Alberto and Pablo Meléndez Doubles. He won the Magón National Prize for Culture in 1993.