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Teofilo Ruiz (Teofilo Fabian Ruiz) was born on 2 January, 1943 in Cuba, is a Cuban-American medieval historian (born 1943). Discover Teofilo Ruiz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 81 years old?
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Teofilo Fabian Ruiz |
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81 years old |
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Capricorn |
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2 January 1943 |
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2 January |
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Cuba |
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United States
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Teofilo Ruiz Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Teofilo Ruiz Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Teofilo Ruiz worth at the age of 81 years old? Teofilo Ruiz’s income source is mostly from being a successful historian. He is from United States. We have estimated Teofilo Ruiz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Teofilo F. Ruiz (born 1943) is a Cuban-American medieval historian and professor currently at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
When his friend was killed in 1960, he resigned from the revolution and was immediately imprisoned.
Ruiz was eventually released after the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) in order to make room for new prisoners of war.
In 1961, Ruiz left Cuba for Miami with "only three changes of clothing, $45, a box of Cuban cigars to sell and a Spanish translation of Jacob Burckhardt's A History of Greek Civilization."
By 1962, Ruiz and two cousins moved from Miami to New York City.
He worked at various jobs including as a taxi driver for one year.
Despite many obstacles, Ruiz finished his dissertation in the Graduate School of Princeton University by 1974.
Ruiz was a student of American medievalist Joseph Strayer and received his Doctor of Philosophy from Princeton University in 1974.
Besides UCLA, he has taught at Brooklyn College, the CUNY Graduate Center, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, and Princeton University.
In 1994 he was selected by the Carnegie Foundation as one of the four Outstanding Teachers of the Year in the United States.
He served as chair of the UCLA Department of History from 2002 to 2005.
He has lectured in the US, Spain, Italy, France, England, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and nations in Asia.
In 2007, Ruiz was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for his project on festivals, rituals, and power in late medieval and early modern Spain.
In 2008, Ruiz was named chair of the UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
In 2012, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by former President Barack Obama.
He is consistently rated as one of the most popular professors at UCLA, and has published many books as well as dozens of articles in scholarly journals as well as reviews and smaller articles.
Born in Cuba, Ruiz was active during the Cuban Revolution.
At age of 17, he fought against the regime of Fulgencio Batista.
On February 13, 2012 former President Barack Obama awarded Ruiz a 2011 National Humanities Medal at the White House.
In 2013, Ruiz was elected into American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the same year was named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar.
Ruiz is honored in UCLA's Covel Commons as a recipient of the UCLA Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award.
He leads tours for Far Horizons Archaeological and Cultural trips.
