Juan David Morgan (Provincia de Chiriquí, Panamá, 1942)
Lawyer by profession, with
a Master’s Degree in International Law from Yale University, co-founded with
his father and brother Morgan & Morgan, one of the largest and highly
regarded law firms in Central America. He has been a university lecturer and a
columnist in several newspapers in Panama and since 1998 he is the President of
the Board of Trustees and of the Board of Directors of the Inter-Oceanic Canal
Museum, and also the President of the Board of Trustees and of the Board of
Directors of the City of Knowledge. Morgan has published several historical
novels as well as short stories, plays and essays, although with his last two
novels has ventured into the thriller genre. In 2005, when he began to publish
in Spain, he abandoned his pen name (Jorge Thomas) and started writing under
his own name. Morgan has been recently elected as full member of the Panamanian
Spanish Language Academy.
Jurista de profesión, con una Maestría en Derecho
Internacional de la Universidad de Yale, fundó, junto a su padre y su hermano,
Morgan & Morgan, una de las firmas de abogados más grandes y reputadas de
Centro América. Ha sido profesor universitario y columnista en varios
periódicos y desde 1998 es presidente de la Junta de Síndicos y de la Junta
Directiva del Museo del Canal Interoceánico y también Presidente de la Junta de
Síndicos y de la Junta Directiva de la Ciudad del Saber. Morgan ha publicado
varias novelas históricas, cuentos, ensayos y obras de teatro, aunque en sus últimas
novelas incursiona en el género de la novela negra. En el año 2005, cuando
comenzó a publicar en España, abandonó su seudónimo (Jorge Thomas) para
escribir bajo su propio nombre. Morgan ha sido elegido recientemente como
miembro numerario de la Academia Panameña de la Lengua.
