Luis Ortiz Quiroga
Luis Ortiz Quiroga (Spanish: [ˈlwis oɾˈtis kiˈɾoɣa]; 1934 – August 5, 2025) was a Chilean lawyer and criminal law scholar.
Career
From 1961 to 2018, Ortiz served as a full professor of criminal law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, and of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile between 1972 and 2001.[1] He was also a visiting professor at New York University in 1973.[2]
On June 9, 2009, Ortiz was appointed vice-dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Chile, replacing Cristián Maturana, who had resigned the previous week.[3]
Ortiz was a member of the Board of Directors of the Chilean Bar Association, where he served as vice-president between 2003 and May 2007 and during the government of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, he was also president of the Board of Directors of Televisión Nacional de Chile.[4]
Death
Ortiz died on August 5, 2025, at the age of 91.[5]
References
- ^ "Estudio jurídico Puga Ortiz abogados". www.pugaortiz.cl. Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "Facultad de Derecho informa el sensible fallecimiento del destacado abogado Luis Ortiz Quiroga - Facultad de Derecho - Universidad de Chile". derecho.uchile.cl (in Spanish). 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ "Rector ha designado nuevo Vicedecano de la Facultad de Derecho". uchile.cl. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ S.A.P., El Mercurio. "¿TVN en la Mira? No Tengo Ningún Temor del Futuro del Canal Nacional". diario.elmercurio.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2025-08-05). "Muere a los 91 años Luis Ortiz Quiroga, destacado abogado penalista y ex decano (s) de Derecho de la U. de Chile". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-08-08.