Oreste Plath

Chilean writer and folklorist

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César Octavio Müller Leiva (13 August 1907 – 24 July 1996),, mostly known under the pseudonym Oreste Plath, was a Chilean writer and folklorist. In 1942, he began studying folklore, making trips to neighboring countries like Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. In 1982, he was elected to the Academia Chilena de la Lengua.