gonzalo javier enrique portocarrero maisch (december 3, 1949 – march 21, 2019) was a peruvian sociologist, social scientist and essayist. he was born in lima, peru. he was a visiting professor at universities in the united states, japan, germany, mexico, venezuela and the united kingdom. until his death, he was a professor at the department of social sciences of the pontifical catholic university of peru.