Alfredo Seiferheld

Alfredo Seiferheld
BornAlfredo Maximiliano Seiferheld Ruschinsky
(1950-07-26)July 26, 1950
Villarrica, Paraguay
DiedJune 3, 1988(1988-06-03) (aged 37)
Asunción, Paraguay
OccupationWriter, journalist, politician
SpouseBibi Yurita

Alfredo Seiferheld (July 26, 1950 – June 3, 1988) was a Paraguayan writer, historian and journalist.

Early life and education

Seiferheld was born in Villarrica, Guairá into a Jewish family of German and Russian background.[1] His parents fled Europe and settled years before in Paraguay. He received his high school diploma in 1967. At the beginning of the seventies, Seiferheld studied at the University of the Sorbonne in Paris. Subsequently, he pursued postgraduate studies at the School of Philosophy of the National University of Asunción where he received a gold medal. He was married to Bibi Yurita.

Career

In 1986, he received his doctorate degree for his thesis work titled Nazism and fascism in Paraguay. Seiferheld published Post and stamps Paraguayans in 1975 and Philately, fans without barriers in 1976. He was the founder and first president of the Philatelic Association of Paraguay. He authored a book The Jews in Paraguay in 1981, reflecting on the Jewish presence in Paraguay. He was an active journalist in the daily newspaper ABC Color in Paraguay, where he published numerous articles of historical content, some of them gathered in the 'Politico-Military Talks'. He was a correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and the U.S. Times magazine. He was the creator of the Editorial Historical. Seiferheld's works during his last years were the most prolific in the field of culture. He died after a long illness on June 3, 1988, aged 37 years.

Works

  • Correos y sellos Paraguayos (1975)
  • Filatelia, afición sin barreras (1976)
  • Economía y petróleo durante la Guerra del Chaco (1983)[1]
  • Nazismo y fascismo en el Paraguay (1986)
  • Conversaciones Político-Militares (1988)

Awards

  • He was elected by the Junior Chamber of Paraguay in 1980.
  • In 1982, he was named among the "12-year", an award granted by radio from Paraguay.

Organizations

  • As indicated, he was the founder and first president of the 'Philatelic association of Paraguay'.
  • Member of the Institute of International Relations Studies and geopolitics.
  • Member of the Inter-American philatelic writers.
  • Member of the Academy of Paraguayan history.
  • Postal History Society of New York.

References

  1. ^ "Alfredo Seiferheld: Una reflexión sobre el Paraguay del siglo XX" (Spanish)

Sources

  • Alfredo Seiferheld: A man of commitment and responsibility ". Jorge Rubbiani. Weekly Mail. Ultima Hora, June 7, 2008