Enriques Lifschitz, noted journalist and authority on the Spanish language, died here on Feb. 21 at the age of 71. At the time of his death he was one of the chief editors of La Prensa, most important South American daily, with which he had been connected 42 years. Before joining La Prensa, he was employed in the Buenos Aires bureau of the Havas News Agency.
Born in Lithuania into a Jewish banking family, Lifschitz came to the Argentine when he was 25. Although he had studied law, he never practiced it.
Lifschitz was known to his acquaintances as a walking encyclopedia on any number of topics, notably languages, history, geography, politics and political economy. He traveled widely, visiting America, Italy, Portugal, Spain, England, and many South American countries.
His articles in La Prensa were seldom signed.
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