Background
ASSIS RIBEIRO, José de was born on November 24, 1893 in Sâo Paulo, Brazil.
ASSIS RIBEIRO, José de was born on November 24, 1893 in Sâo Paulo, Brazil.
Educated Ginásio Sâo Bento, 1910, school of engineering, University de Sâo Paulo. Civil Engineer, Union College, Schenectady, New York, United States of America, 1916. Apprenticeship with American Locomotive Company, Schenectady.
Director, Compania Brasileira de Artefatos de Borracha, 1921-1924. Calculating engineer, American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, 1924-1926. Managing director, General Electric South America, Sâo Paulo, since 1926.
Member, administrative board, Institute Mackenzie, Sâo Paulo. 1930-1945. Institute de Electrotécnica, 1941-1942. Member: Institute de Engenharia, Associaçâo Brasileiro de Metáis, Associagâo de Engenharia Ferroviária (Campinas), BrazilUnited States Cultural Union, Clube Paulistano de Tiro, Clube Harmonia de Ténis.