Background
HENRÍQUEZ UREÑA, Max was born on November 16, 1885 in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic.
HENRÍQUEZ UREÑA, Max was born on November 16, 1885 in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic.
Graduated Escuela de Bachilleres de Santo Domingo, 1906. Doctor of Law, University de La Habana, 1912, Ph.D., 1915.
Professor; professor., school of letters, University de Santo Domingo, since 1932. Minister to Argentina, 1934, Great Britain, 1935-1941, Portugal, 1941, Mexico, 1942, Cuba, 1943. Permanent delegate to League of Nations, 1935^40, and member Council, 1938-1941.
Chief, Dominican delegation, Inter-American Conference for Maintenance of Peace, Buenos Aires, 1936, 8th Pan American Conference, Lima, 1938. Ambassador to Brazil, 1943, Argentina, 1945. Permanent delegate, United Nations.
Member: Academy Dominicana de la Historia, Academy Dominicana de la Lengua, Academy de Artes y Letras de Cuba, Academy Argentina de la Historia, Academy de la Historia (Lisbon), P.E.N. Club.