Armando Chávez-Rivera

Armando Chávez-Rivera is a Numerary Member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE) and Corresponding Member in the United States of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). He is currently Professor and Director of the Spanish Program at the University of Houston-Victoria (University of Houston System). He earned a Ph.D. in Hispanic literature from the University of Arizona and a master’s degree in Hispanic Lexicography at the Royal Spanish Academy and University of León, Spain. His academic research is concentrated on culture, literature, and lexicography. He received several grants and fellowships for scholarly research from institutions such as the University of Florida, the Massachusetts Historical Society, and the New York Public Library. He was a scholar in residence at the John W. Kluge Center, Library of Congress (2018-2019). He recently published the first edition of the Diccionario de provincialismos de la Isla de Cuba (1831). This is a highly specialized book that provides a wealth of information understandable to a wide audience of readers in matters of lexicon, history, and culture. Dr. Chávez-Rivera’s articles and books include extensive information about Latin America, where he lived for many years.