Maria Rostworowski de Diez Canseco

Outstanding Peruvian researcher, with a Polish father and a Puno mother. His contributions to Peruvian historiography and history through his research are multiple, in particular his studies on the Inca culture stand out, published in such well-known studies as “Pachacútec Inca Yupanqui” (1953), “Pre-Hispanic Peruvian Coast” (1977), “ Renewable natural resources and fishing in Peru, 1981th and 1983th centuries” (1988), “Andean Structures of Power. Religious and political ideology” (1534), “History of Tahuantinsuyu” (1598), “Doña Francisca Pizarro: an illustrious mestiza (1994-XNUMX)” (XNUMX) and several others, translated into several languages.

He was a full member of the National Academy of History of Peru, a corresponding member of the Royal Academy of History (Spain) and the National Academy of History (Argentine Republic). He belonged to the Raúl Porras Barrenechea Institute (Lima) and the Institute of Andean Studies (Berkeley, California). The Geographical Society of Lima incorporated her as an honorary member of it. She chaired the Peruvian Association of Ethnohistory. To carry out her research projects, she received support from the Wenner-Gren, Ford, Guggenheim and Volkswagen foundations, Fomciencias and Concytec.

She was also director of the National Museum of History and researcher at the Museum of Peruvian Culture.

Maria Rostworowski received recognitions and decorations including: Order of the Sun of Peru, in the rank of commander, Order of the Magisterial Palms, in the rank of Amauta, Howard F. Cline Award for American History / Honorable Mention, ' Sigillo D'Oro' from the International Center of Ethnohistory (Palermo-Italy), Southern-Peru Prize (2001) and José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma Medal for human creativity, awarded by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, the Honorary doctorate Cause awarded by: Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (1996), National University of San Agustín de Arequipa (1991), Women's University of the Sacred Heart (1996), National University of Trujillo (1997), National University of San Marcos (2008) ; Honorary Professor of the Catholic University of Santa María de Arequipa (1996).

In her second homeland, Poland, among other distinctions, she was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Polish Order of Merit. In 2010, the University of Warsaw awarded him a doctorate. Honorary. The scholarship, established by the latter house of studies, is another form of recognition of the work of this outstanding Peruvian-Polish researcher.