Background
Galaz Vivar was born in Valparaiso and was a professor at the University of Chile of Arica (now University of Tarapaca).
Galaz Vivar was born in Valparaiso and was a professor at the University of Chile of Arica (now University of Tarapaca).
They were forced into exile in 1975 in the aftermath of the Chilean military coup of 1973. She received a doctorate from the University of Alabama and taught, starting in 1989, at the University of Tennessee at Martin. She retired with the rank of professor emeritus.
She died in the town of Martin at her place of residence in 2003.