Alfonso Reyes
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| Born | Alfonso Reyes Ochoa 17 May 1889 |
| Died | 27 December 1959 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, philosopher and diplomat |
| Employer(s) | La Casa de España, El Colegio de México, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, El Colegio Nacional |
| Known for | Ambassador |
| Spouse | Manuela Mota Gómez |
| Children | Alfonso Bernardo Reyes Mota |
| Father | Bernardo Reyes |
| Awards | Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes (Literature & Linguistics); Honorary Doctorate (Princeton University, La Sorbona, University of California Berkeley) |
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa (17 May 1889 in Monterrey, Nuevo León – 27 December 1959 in Mexico City) was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest authors in the Spanish language. He served as ambassador of Mexico to Argentina and Brazil.