Luis Enrique Sam Colop

Quick Facts

Full Name	Luis Enrique Sam Colop
Occupation	Linguist
Date Of Birth	Dec 11, 1955(1955-12-11)
Age	69
Date Of Death	July 15, 2011, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Birthplace	Cantel
Country	Guatemala
Birth City	Quetzaltenango Department
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Luis Enrique Sam Colop Biography

Luis Enrique Sam Colop is one of the most popular and richest Linguist who was born on December 11, 1955 in Cantel, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala.

He taught K’iche’ Language at the Universidad de San Carlos, Guatemala. Starting in 1999 he was a Fulbright-sponsored visiting scholar at St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Luis Enrique Sam Colop or Sam-Colop (born in Cantel, 1955, died July 15, 2011) was a Guatemalan/Native American linguist, lawyer, poet, writer, newspaper columnist, promoter of the K’iche’ language, and social activist.

Luis Enrique Sam Colop Net Worth

Luis Enrique Sam Colop is one of the richest Linguist from Guatemala. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Luis Enrique Sam Colop 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sam Colop graduated in Law at the Rafael Landivar University and obtained his Ph.D. at SUNY, Buffalo in 1994 with a dissertation on Maya poetry.

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Facts & Trivia

Pascale Ranked on the list of most popular Linguist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Guatemala. Luis Enrique Sam Colop celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Luis Enrique Sam Colop

1. Luis Enrique Sam Colop is a Guatemalan writer and poet.
2. He was born in 1955 in the town of San Juan Ostuncalco.
3. Sam Colop writes primarily in the K’iche’ language.
4. His work often focuses on indigenous culture and identity.
5. He has won numerous awards for his writing, including the Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize for Literature.
6. Sam Colop’s most famous work is “I, Rigoberta Menchú,” which he co-authored with Rigoberta Menchú Tum.
7. He has also published several collections of poetry, including “Kajib’ No’j” and “Xub’an K’aax.”
8. In addition to his writing, Sam Colop is an advocate for indigenous rights and cultural preservation.
9. He has served as a professor at various universities in Guatemala and abroad.
10. Luis Enrique Sam Colop passed away on May 11th, 2020 at the age of 64 due to complications from COVID-19.