Pablo González Casanova
Pablo González Casanova | |
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González Casanova in 2007 | |
| Rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico | |
| In office May 1970 – 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Javier Barros Sierra |
| Succeeded by | Guillermo Soberón Acevedo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pablo González Casanova y del Valle 11 February 1922 Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Died | 18 April 2023 (aged 101) Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | Sociologist, lawyer, historian |
Pablo González Casanova y del Valle (11 February 1922 – 18 April 2023) was a Mexican lawyer, sociologist, and historian. He was awarded UNESCO's International José Martí Prize in 2003.
González Casanova was born in Toluca, State of Mexico, in 1922. He took a degree in law at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and earned a master's degree in historical science at El Colegio de México. At the age of 28 he was awarded a doctorate in sociology by the Sorbonne.
He served as rector of the UNAM from 1970 to 1972 and was a member of the Mexican Academy of Language. In addition to the International José Martí Prize, he received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1984.
He died in Tlalpan, Mexico City, in 2023, at the age of 101.