Background
Xirau (Subías), Ramón was born on January 20, 1924 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Joaquím Xirau y Palau, leading Spanish philosopher and co-founder of the Colegio de México, and Pilar Subías; came to Mexico in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War; naturalized Mexican citizen.
Education
Primary studies, Barcelona; preparatory studies, Marseille; studies of Liceo Franco-Mexicano, Mexico City; graduate studies, Sorbonne, Paris, 1953; Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1963; Guggenheim Fellow, 1969, 1972; Professor, Liceo Franco-Mexicano, 1946-1970; Professor of Poetry and Philosophy, University of the Americas, 1947-1970; Visiting Professor, Pennsylvania State University, 1949; Director, Department of Philosophy, University of the Americas, 1953-1970; Subdirector, Center of Mexican Writers, 1952-1964; Professor, School of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University, since 1949; Founder and Director of Diálogos, 1964; Professor, Trinity College, Oxford University, 1966.
Career
Poet, essayist, philosopher. Contributor to Cuadernos Americanos, Universidad de México, Revista Mexicana de Literatura, La Palabra y el Hombre, Revista de Filosofía y Letras.