Background
Jimenez-Saa, Humberto was born on September 12, 1938 in Corinto, Colombia. Son of Alberto and Graciela (Saa) Jimenez.
Jimenez-Saa, Humberto was born on September 12, 1938 in Corinto, Colombia. Son of Alberto and Graciela (Saa) Jimenez.
Bachelor, College Academy, Cartago, Colombia, 1958. Degree in engineering forestry, University Distrital, Bogota, Colombia, 1965. Master of Arts, Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria, Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1967.
Doctor of Science, University Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil, 1987.
Head information office, Centro International Agriculture Tropical, Cali, Colombia, 1971-1975; documentalist, Institute Interamerica de Cooperative para la Agriculture, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1975-1977; information specialist, Centro Agriculture Tropical de Investigacion Y Ensenanza, Turrialba, Costa Rica, 1977-1985; private practice, San Jose, since 1987; head training program, Tropical Science Center, San Jose, since 1992. Botany consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Costa Rica and Surinam, 1966, 70-71. Professor of University del Valle, Cali., 1973, U. del Tlinua, Ibague, Colombia, 1968.
Active Camara Junior, Palmira, Colombia, 1974. Section head Guias Colombianos, Cartago, 1958. Member National Geography Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Association Interamericana de Bibliotecarios Y Documentalistas Agricolas, Lions.
Married Ligia Granados, April 8, 1967. Children: Graciela, Laura, Raul, Guido.