Background
Villoro (Torzano), Luis was born on November 3, 1922 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of a Spanish physician and a creole mother, daughter of wealthy landowners from San Luis Potosí.
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Luis Villoro (Torzano)
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Early education unknown; M.A. in Philosophy from the School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, graduating Magna Cum Laude, September 12, 1949; post-graduate studies at the Sorbonne and the University of Ludwig, Munich, 1951-1952; Ph.D. from the School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, graduating Summa Cum Laude, November 28, 1963; Professor of Ethics, Higher Normal School, 1948-1950; Professor, School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, 1950-1970; Secretary of the Rectory, National Autonomous University, 1961-1962; Director, Division of Graduate Studies, School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, 1970-1972; Full-time Researcher, Institute of Philosophical Research, National Autonomous University, 1971-1974; Adviser, School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, since 1971; Member of the Governing Board of National Autonomous University, 1972; Full-time Professor, Metropolitan University, since 1974; Director, Social Sciences and Humanities, Metropolitan University.
Career
Political activist. Ambassador to UNESCO, since 1983. Author and political essayist.
Religion
Roman Catholic.
