Ernesto Andrés Livacic Gazzano (March 23, 1929 – May 29, 2007) was a prominent Chilean academic and author who published more than 50 books on literature and on the field of education.
Livacic was born in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas to a family of Croatian origin.
Since 1983 he was a principal member of the Chilean Academy of Language, where he served as secretary (1983–1999), vice-director (1995–1998) and the president of the Commission for Literature (1999–2005).
He was an academic in the Catholic University of Chile from 1955 to 1994 where he held the post of Director of the Institute of Letters for four years.
Livacic published more than 50 books and hundreds of articles on the field of education and literature, and some of his works were translated into numerous languages.