died 1994
Nicolás Gómez Dávila was a Colombian philosopher, writer, and poet, born on March 18, 1913, and died on May 17, 1994. He is best known for his aphoristic style and his critiques of modernity, contemporaneous culture, and liberalism, which are compiled in his work "Escolios a un texto implícito." Dávila's thought has influenced various intellectual circles, particularly in Latin America.