Mario Laserna Pinzón
| Mario Laserna Pinzón | |
|---|---|
| Colombia Ambassador to Austria | |
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In office 1987–1991 |
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| President | Virgilio Barco Vargas |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Gómez Méndez |
| 9th Colombia Ambassador to France | |
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In office 1976–1979 |
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| President |
Alfonso López Michelsen (1976-1978) Julio César Turbay (1978-1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 21, 1923 Paris, Île-de-France, France |
| Died | July 16, 2013 (aged 89) Ibague, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Other political affiliations |
M-19 Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Liliana Jaramillo Jaramillo |
| Residence | La Candelaria |
| Alma mater |
Columbia University (BA) Princeton University (MA) Free University of Berlin (DA) |
| Occupation | Professor, Rector, Politician, Diplomat, Writer, Businessman and Journalist |
| Profession | Mathematician, Philosopher |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Awards | Order of Boyacá, Rank of the Grand Cross |
| Founder, owner |
Universidad de los Andes, Mario Laserna Building 60+7+ Buildings |
| Net Worth | $250,000,000.00 |
Universidad de los Andes, Mario Laserna Building
Mario Laserna Pinzón (August 21, 1923 – July 16, 2013) was a Colombian educator and politician born in Paris of Colombian parents. Laserna Pinzón is credited for being the founder of the Los Andes University in Bogotá, which was incorporated in 1948 and is a private institution modeled on the United States liberal arts educational system. He also served as Senator of Colombia, and Ambassador to France and Austria and is an author of several books.
He was born in Paris, France on August 21, 1923 to Colombian parents, Francisco Laserna Bravo and Elena Pinzón Castillo, and was raised first in Colombia where he attended the Instituto La Salle and then from 1931 to 1932 in Queens in NYC. He graduated from the Gimnasio Moderno in 1940 and went on to study Law for three years at Our Lady of the Rosary University to later change his career and move to the United States to attend Columbia University where he completed his undergraduate studies in Mathematics, Physics, and Humanities in 1948. He would go on to obtain a Master's degree at Princeton University and to study German and philosophy at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, and he later obtained a Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin. For his life's work he was awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa by Brandeis University.
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