Guillermo Soberón Acevedo

Guillermo Soberón Acevedo (29 December 1925 – 12 October 2020) was a Mexican politician, chemist, physician and educator.

Soberón Acevedo was born in Iguala, Guerrero, in 1925. From 1973 to 1981, he was rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). From 1982 to 1988, during the presidency of Miguel de la Madrid, he served in the federal cabinet as Secretary of Health.[1]

He was awarded the National Prize for Arts and Sciences in 1980[2] and was admitted to El Colegio Nacional in 1981.[3]

Soberón Acevedo died on 12 October 2020 in Mexico City at the age of 94.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fallece Guillermo Soberón, exrector de la UNAM". El Universal. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes" (PDF). Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes. Secretariat of Public Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Guillermo Soberón: ciencias biológicas y de la salud". El Colegio Nacional. Retrieved 25 August 2024.