Background
Jiménez Moreno, Wigberto was born on December 29, 1909 in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. Son of Fortino W. Jiménez and Luz María Moreno.
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Wigberto JIMÉNEZ MORENO
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Secondary studies from the Secondary School of León, León, Guanajuato. Preparatory studies from the Preparatory School of León. Studies, School of Philosophy and Letters, United Nations AM, 1934.
Studies, Anthropology Department, Harvard University, 1934-1935. Guggenheim Fellow, 1942. Degree in ethnology, 1945.
Studies, California, 1945-1946. Professor, Secondary and Preparatory Schools of León, 1930-1933. Professor, Primary Normal School, 1930-1933.
Professor, National Museum of Anthropology and History, 1934-1938. Professor, National Autonomous University, since 1934. Professor, University of the Americas, 1947-1967.
Professor, National School of Anthropology, since 1939. Visiting Professor of Anthropology, University of Texas, 1960, University of Illinois, 1964, University of Minnesota, 1965.
Career
Professor; professor., Escuela Secundaria y Preparatoria, and Escuela Normal Primaria, 1930-1933, University Nacional de México, since 1934, Escuela Nacional de Antropología, since 1939. Archaeologist, Museo Nacional, 1934. Director, department, of ethnology, since 1940.
Secretary, later director, Boletín Bibliográfico de Antropología Americana, since 1937. Assistant, director, Consejo de Lenguas Indígenas, since 1939. Mein. Academy Nacional de Ciencias Antonio Alzate, Society Mexicana de Geografía y Estadística, Academy de la Lengua Náhuatl, Society Mexicana de Antropología, Society Mexicana de Historia, Academy Mexicana de la Historia (correspondent), Society de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala.
Jiménez and Luz Maria Moreno. With firm Federico Pohls, Jr., León, 1927-1931.
Religion
Roman Catholic
Membership
Member, Mexican Academy of History, since 1947. Member, Seminar of Mexican Culture, since 1947. President of Seminar of Mexican Culture, 1959-1960.
