Luis Enrique Sam Colop
Encyclopedia
Luis Enrique Sam Colop or Sam-Colop (born in Cantel
, 1955 - Guatemala
2011) is a Guatemala
n linguist,
lawyer, poet, writer, newspaper columnist, promoter of the K'iche' language,
and social activist.
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.
He taught K'iche' Language at the Universidad de San Carlos
, Guatemala. In 1999 he was a Fulbright-sponsored visiting scholar at St. Mary's College of Maryland
in the native language.
He recently received a Guggenheim fellowship
in connection with this work.
Cantel, Guatemala
Cantel is a small municipality in the Quetzaltenango Department in Guatemala, east from the city of Quetzaltenango with an area of 22 km2. The village of Cantel is situated at 2,370 m altitude. The population is 32,221 people....
, 1955 - Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
2011) is a Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
n linguist,
lawyer, poet, writer, newspaper columnist, promoter of the K'iche' language,
and social activist.
Sam Colop graduated in Law at the Rafael Landivar University
Rafael Landívar University
Universidad Rafael Landívar is a private, Jesuit University in Guatemala. The main campus is in Zone 16 of Guatemala City and is known as Vista Hermosa III, and there are satellite campuses in Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, Cobán, Zacapa and other parts of the country.Many recent Guatemalan...
and obtained his Ph.D. at SUNY
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
, Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
in 1994 with a dissertation on Maya poetry.
He taught K'iche' Language at the Universidad de San Carlos
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
The Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala It is the biggest and oldest university of Guatemala, also it is the fourth founded in the Americas....
, Guatemala. In 1999 he was a Fulbright-sponsored visiting scholar at St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is a public, secular liberal arts college located in St. Mary's City, Maryland. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and designated as a Public Honors College . St. Mary's College is a small college, with about 2,000...
Books and articles
Published works by Luis Sam-Colop include two poem collections, Versos sin refugio and La copa y la raíz as well as various essays and articles. He is best known outside Guatemala for a new edition of the Popol VuhPopol Vuh
Popol Vuh is a corpus of mytho-historical narratives of the Post Classic Quiché kingdom in Guatemala's western highlands. The title translates as "Book of the Community," "Book of Counsel," or more literally as "Book of the People."...
in the native language.
He recently received a Guggenheim fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
in connection with this work.