Background
MORA, Carlos was born on July 28, 1889 in Quezaltenango. Son of Dr. Enecón Mora and Angela Portillo de Mora.
MORA, Carlos was born on July 28, 1889 in Quezaltenango. Son of Dr. Enecón Mora and Angela Portillo de Mora.
Educated Institute de Varones. Doctor of Medicine, University de Guatemala, 1916. Post-graduate, courses in psychiatry and psychology, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America.
Degree of médecin légiste, University de Paris, 1921. Student in Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg. Dr. honoris causa, University de El Salvador.
Professor, diplomat; Professor of legal medicine, schools of medicine and law, University de Guatemala, since 1923. Director, the Guatemalan insane asylum, 1923-1932. Minister of public edn., 1926-1927.
Consul general, Hamburg, 1927-1928. Minister plenipotentiary to Germany, 1928-1930. Professor, of psychiatry, University de Guatemala, since 1931.
Member Société de Médecine Légale (Paris), Wiener Psychiatrische Verein, Cruz Roja Guatemalteca (former vice-prcs.), University Popular de Guatemala, Society de Medicina y Cirugía de Guatemala, Society Protectora del Niño, Club Guatemala, Deutsch-Ibero-Amerikanische Aertze Akademie (Berlin). Correspondent member Academy Española de la Lengua.
Member Société de Médecine Légale (Paris), Wiener Psychiatrische Verein, Cruz Roja Guatemalteca (former vice-prcs.), University Popular de Guatemala, Society de Medicina y Cirugía de Guatemala, Society Protectora del Niño, Club Guatemala, Deutsch-Ibero-Amerikanische Aertze Akademie (Berlin). Member Academy Española de la Lengua.
Married Rosa Castañeda. Children: Federico and Angela.