Pablo González Casanova
Pablo González Casanova | |
|---|---|
González Casanova in 2007 | |
| Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico | |
| In office May 1970 – 1972[1] | |
| Preceded by | Javier Barros Sierra |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Soberón Acevedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pablo González Casanova y del Valle 11 February 1922 Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico[1] |
| Died | 18 April 2023 (aged 101) Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
| Parent | Pablo González Casanova |
| Occupation | Sociologist, lawyer, historian |
Pablo González Casanova y del Valle[a] (11 February 1922 – 18 April 2023) was a Mexican lawyer, sociologist, and historian. He was awarded UNESCO's International José Martí Prize in 2003.[1][2]
González Casanova was born in Toluca, State of Mexico, in 1922. He took a degree in law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and earned a master's degree in historical science at El Colegio de México. At the age of 28 he was awarded a doctorate in sociology by the Sorbonne.[1]
He served as rector of the UNAM from 1970 to 1972 and, in 2011, he was elected an honorary member of the Mexican Academy of Language.[3] In addition to the International José Martí Prize, he received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1984.[1]
He died in Tlalpan, Mexico City, in 2023, at the age of 101.[1]
Publications
- Misoneísmo y modernidad en el siglo XVIII en México (1948)
- Una Utopía de América (Ed. El colegio de México)(1953)
- Estudio de la Técnica Social (1958)
- La literatura perseguida en la crisis de la Colonia (1958)
- La democracia en México (1965)
- Las categorías del desarrollo económico y la investigación en Ciencias Sociales (1977)
- Sociología de la explotación (1980)
- La nueva metafísica y el socialismo (1982)
- El estado de los partidos políticos en México (1983)
- Imperialismo y liberación en América Latina (1983)
- La hegemonía del pueblo y la lucha centro-americana (1984)
- Las Nuevas Ciencias y las Humanidades: De la Academia a la Política (Ed. Anthropos)(2004)
References
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González Casanova and the second or maternal family name is del Valle.
- ^ a b c d e f g Camacho Servín, Fernando; Urrutia, Alonso (18 April 2023). "Falleció Pablo González Casanova, destacado politólogo y sociólogo mexicano". La Jornada.
- ^ "In Memoriam of Pablo González Casanova, International UNESCO/José Martí Prize Laureate 2003".
- ^ "Pablo González Casanova". Académicos. Academia Mexicana de la Lengua. Retrieved 7 July 2025.