José Vasconcelos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Vasconcelos

Mexican Secretary of Education

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1882

Place of Birth: Oaxaca, Mexico

Date of Death: 30-Jun-1959

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

José Vasconcelos Calderón (28 February 1882 – 30 June 1959) has been called the "cultural caudillo" of the Mexican Revolution.
He was an important Mexican writer, philosopher and politician.
He is one of the most influential and controversial personalities in the development of modern Mexico.
His philosophy of the "cosmic race" affected all aspects of Mexican sociocultural, political, and economic policies.