Brenes Mesén, Roberto, 1874-1947

found: His Rasur, 1986:t.p. (Roberto Brenes Mesén) back cover flap (b. San José, Costa Rica, 1874; d. 1947; educator; ambassador; poet)

found: Northwestern University finding aids, Roberto Brenes Mesen (1874-1947) Papers, 1893-1971(Roberto Brenes Mesen, educator, political critic, poet, and philologist, was born on July 6, 1874 in San Jose, Costa Rica; undergraduate education at the Liceo de Costa Rica; received a scholarship to pursue graduate studies at the Instituto Pedagogico in Santiago, Chile, where he started his study of philosophy and philology; served as Secretary of Education, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Education for Costa Rica; immigrated to the United States in 1918; Professor of Romance Languages at Syracuse University from 1920-1926; Professor of Romance Languages at Northwestern University from 1926 until his retirement in 1939; member of the Modern Languages Association, the American Association of University Professors, and a corresponding member (appointed in 1922) of the Spanish Academy in Madrid; held active membership in the Theosophical Society of Chicago (Oak Park) and the Logia Dharana in Costa Rica)