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Daniel Cosío Villegas

ダニエル・コシオ・ビジェガス

Danieru Kosio Biyegasu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1898-07-23 (Mexico City)
Died
1976-03-10 (Mexico City) age 77
Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Spanish, English
Residence History
Mexico City

Career

Occupations
economist, essayist, historian, diplomat
Active Years
1928-1976
Affiliations
Bank of Mexico, National School of Economics, El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, El Colegio de México
Memberships
National College (Colegio Nacional)

Education

National University (UNAM)
Faculty of Law
Degree: B.A. in Law
Country: Mexico
After one year in engineering and two years of philosophy, received B.A. in Law
Harvard University
Economics
Country: United States
Took courses in economics
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Economics
Country: United States
Took courses in economics
Cornell University
Economics
Country: United States
Took courses in economics
London School of Economics
Degree: Master's degree
Country: United Kingdom
Received master's degree
École libre de sciences politiques (Sciences Po)
Degree: Master's degree
Country: France
Received master's degree

Awards

National Literature Award
1971
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Historia moderna de México

1955 History

Modern History of Mexico, 5 out of 10 volumes

Mexican political history

Memorias

1976 Memoir

Memoirs

Life experiences

Bibliography

  • La cuestión arancelaria en México (1932)
  • La historiografía política del México moderno (1953)
  • Porfirio Díaz en la revuelta de La Noria (1954)
  • La República restaurada. La Vida política (1955)
  • Estados Unidos contra Porfirio Díaz (1956)
  • La Constitución de 1857 y sus críticos (1957)
  • El Porfiriato. Vida política exterior (1960, 1963)
  • El Porfiriato. La vida política interior (1970, 1973)
  • El sistema político mexicano (1972)
  • La sucesión presidencial (1975)
  • Historia moderna de México (1955-1974)
  • Memorias (1976)

Health

  • health complications
    1976年
    Led to his death

Legacy

Prominent Mexican economist and historian who founded Fondo de Cultura Económica, one of Latin America's leading publishers. The library at El Colegio de México is named after him.

Trivia

  • In Spanish naming convention, paternal surname is Cosío and maternal is Villegas.