Background
Flores (Fernández), Edmundo was born on November 20, 1918 in Federal District, Mexico. Son of Edmundo Flores and Paz Fernández good friend of Jesús Silva Herzog, prominent economist and intellectual.
Agricultural economist Rural Economics Division
Flores (Fernández), Edmundo was born on November 20, 1918 in Federal District, Mexico. Son of Edmundo Flores and Paz Fernández good friend of Jesús Silva Herzog, prominent economist and intellectual.
Early education unknown; degree in economics and agricultural engineering, National School of Agriculture, 1940; M.S. degree, University of Wisconsin, 1947; Ph.D. in economics, University of Wisconsin, 1948; Visiting professor, Princeton University, 1962-1963; Visiting Professor, University of Texas, 1957-1958; Fellow, Mathematics Institute of Economic Research, National Autonomous University, 1967; Professor of Agricultural Training, United Nations, Santiago, Chile, 1963; Professor of Agricultural Economics, National School of Economics, National Autonomous University 1953-1980; Professor of Economic Development, National School of Economics, National Autonomous University, 1964-1980.
Agricultural economist, Rural Economics Division, Secretariat of Agriculture, 1950-1952. Mexican Representative to the Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 1973-1974. Special Ambassador to Cuba, 1975.
Director General of the National Council of Science and Technology, 1976-1982. Economist, United Nations, 1953. Contributor to many newspapers and journals.
Roman Catholic.
Spouse Karin Schimmelpfeng.