José Vasconcelos
José Vasconcelos Calderón | |
|---|---|
Vasconcelos c.1920s | |
| 1st Secretary of Public Education | |
| In office 28 September 1921[1] – 27 July 1924 | |
| President | Álvaro Obregón |
| Succeeded by | Bernardo J. Gastélum |
| 6th Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico | |
| In office 9 June 1920 – 12 October 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Balbino Dávalos |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Silva |
| Personal details | |
| Born | José Vasconcelos Calderón 28 February 1882[2] Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Died | 30 June 1959 (aged 77) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Resting place | Mexico City Cathedral |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Political party | National Anti-Reelectionist Party |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | José Ignacio, Carmen and [2] Héctor[4] |
| Alma mater | National School of Jurisprudence (ENJ) |
| Profession | Writer, philosopher and politician |
José Vasconcelos Calderón (January 28, 1882 – June 30, 1959), known as the "Cultural Caudillo"[5] of the Mexican Revolution, was a Mexican writer, philosopher and politician and is one of the most influential and controversial personalities of Modern Mexico.[6]
References
- ↑ Morales Gómez, Daniel A.; Torres, Carlos A. (1990). "The State and Education in Mexico". The state, corporatist politics, and educational policy making in Mexico. Praeger. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-275-93484-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Martin, Percy Alvin, ed. (1935). Who's Who in Latin America: A Biographical Dictionary of the Outstanding Living Men and Women of Spanish America and Brazil. Stanford University Press. p. 417. ISBN 9780804723152. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ Fell, Claude (2000). "Notas explicativas". Ulises; Criollo. Colección Archivos (in Spanish). Vol. 3. Vasconcelos, José. Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica. pp. 526–573. ISBN 9782914273008. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Krauze, Enrique (2011). Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America. Translated by Heifetz, Hank. New York: Harper Collins. p. 84.
- ↑ Krauze, Redeemers; chapter 3 is subtitled "José Vasconcelos, the Cultural Caudillo"
- ↑ "José Vasconcelos". Biografías y Vidas: La enciclopedia biográfica en línea.
Other websites
- Encyclopedia – Britannica Online Encyclopedia at www.britannica.com
- José Vasconcelos An Inventory to His Manuscripts at the Benson Latin American Collection at www.lib.utexas.edu