Daniel Herrendorf
Daniel Esteban Herrendorf (born June 18, 1965) is an Argentine writer, essayist and philosopher. Biography. Herrendorf studied political science in the Argentine Institute of Political and Social Sciences, founded by the Argentine legalist Carlos Fayt. Afterwards, he moved to Mexico City to study and teach philosophy, jurisprudence and epistemology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Herrendorf moved to Europe, where he lived in Rome, Barcelona, and Paris. He served as an expert witness to the UN on human rights before joining the Argentine presidential cabinet. His novel "Memorias de Antínoo" was translated into French by Michel J.  Wagner and presented in 2013 at the Argentine embassy in Paris, by ambassador Juan Archibaldo Lanús, president of the International Society of Yourcenerian Studies Remy Piognault, vicepresident Jean-Pierre Castellani, and editor Samuel Tastet. It was the French academy's first time honoring the work of a foreign author. Simultaneously with his studies, Herrendorf published a number of books and articles in journals in Mexico, Paris, Rome, Madrid, and Buenos Aires. In 2004, alongside other intellectuals, Herrendorf created "El Fondo de Cultura y Mecenazgo del Sur" as an association to develop the arts.