Francisco and conrado benitez biography
Conrado Benitez (November 26, – January 4, ) was a Filipino statesman, writer, and educator....
Conrado Benitez
Filipino statesman, writer, and educator
Conrado Benitez (November 26, 1889 – January 4, 1971) was a Filipino statesman, writer, and educator.
He founded the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement and was one of the drafters of the 1935 Constitution of the Philippines.[2]
Early life and education
Benitez was born on November 26, 1889, in Pagsanjan, Laguna.
He studied at the Philippine Normal School and graduated valedictorian.
Francisco Benitez was born in in the Philippines.
In 1911, he was sent to the United States as a government pensionado and enrolled at the University of Chicago where he acquired his M.A, and his Ph.D. Back in the Philippines, he studied law at the University of the Philippines.[3] He was a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity.[4]
Career
He taught history and economics at the Philippine Normal College.
Later, he founded the College of Business Administration of the University of the Philippines, and became its first dean. He was also one