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Biography of Daniel Cosio Villegas
Name: Daniel Cosio Villegas
Birth Date: 1898
Death Date: 1976
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
Gender: Male
Occupations: teacher, civil servant, ambassador
Daniel Cosio Villegas
A teacher and civil servant, Daniel Cosío Villegas (1898-1976) was best known for his broadranging studies of Mexican history. He came to be known for his lucidity and intellectual capacity in economics, history, and political science.Daniel Cosío Villegas was born into a lower middle class home in Mexico City in 1898. During his childhood his family lived in several Mexican cities. Later he received bachelor degrees in both arts and letters from the National Preparatory School. After studying a variety of subjects, including engineering and philosophy, he received a law degree from Mexico's National School of Jurisprudence in 1925. Cosío Villegas excelled as a student and was active in student affairs. He successively served as head of the Student Federation of the Mexican Federal District, of the Mexican National Student Federation, and of the International Student Federation.Cosío Villegas' post-graduate studies reflected his broad-ranging …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…incorruptible conscience." An obituary in the American Historical Review praised him as the "dean of historians of modern Mexico."The honors Cosío Villegas received far exceed the space available to list them. Included were membership in the Colegio Nacional of Mexico, a life-time recognition limited to 20 members, and the presidency from 1957 to 1963 of the Colegio de México. Associated Works Historia Moderna de M‰xico Further Reading No biography of Cosío Villegas has been published in English. However, several of his books, including A Compact History of Mexico (Mexico City, 1974), have been translated into English. Additional information about Mexico at this time can be found in Change in Latin America: The Mexican & Cuban Revolutions (1961); The United States versus Porfirio Diaz (1963); and American Extremes (1964).Cosío Villegas, Daniel, Memorias, Mexico: J. Mortiz, 1976, 1977 printing.Krauze, Enrique, Daniel Coso Villegas, una biografia intelectual, Mexico: J. Mortiz, 1980.
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