León Ávalos y Vez
León Ávalos y Vez (24 January 1906 – 1991) was a Mexican mechanical engineer who served as the founding director-general of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM, 1943–1946) and as director-general of the National School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN, 1943).[1]
León Ávalos y Vez* | |
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| 1st Director-General of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (ITESM) | |
| In office 1943–1947 | |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Guajardo Suárez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 24, 1906[1] Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico[1] |
| Died | 1991 (aged 84–85)[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Carolina del Moral (married on 29 November 1935)[1] |
| Children | Carolina, León, Teresa, José Luis and María[1] |
| Residence | Monterrey, Mexico City |
| Alma mater | National Polytechnic Institute, MIT |
| Profession | Mechanical engineer |
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Ávalos y Vez was born in Atlixco, Puebla, on 24 January 1906 into a family composed by Ignacio Ávalos and Amalia Vez.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree in the same discipline from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1929).
Selected works
- Apuntes sobre generadores de vapor (1962).[3]
References
- Lajoie, Lucian F.; Myer, Jack D; Castillo Nájera, Francisco (1972). Who's Notable in Mexico. 1 (1st ed.). Mexico City, Mexico. p. 13. OCLC 1784836.
- Educadores de Nuevo León. Monterrey, Mexico: Universidad Mexicana del Noreste. 2001. OCLC 53358387.
Ing. León Avalos y Vez 1906-1991
- Ávalos y Vez, León (1962). Apuntes sobre generadores de vapor (in Spanish). Mexico City: Instituto Politécnico Nacional. OCLC 54980026.
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