León Ávalos y Vez

León Ávalos y Vez*
1st Director-General of theMonterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education(ITESM)
In office 1943–1947
Succeeded by	Roberto Guajardo Suárez
Personal details
Born	(1906-01-24)January 24, 1906 Atlixco,Puebla,Mexico
Died	1991 (aged 84–85)
Spouse	Carolina del Moral (married on 29 November 1935)
Children	Carolina, León, Teresa, José Luis and María
Residence(s)	Monterrey, Mexico City
Alma mater	National Polytechnic Institute,MIT
Profession	Mechanical engineer
Sometimes referred to as León Ávalos Vez

León Ávalos y Vez(24 January 1906 – 1991) was a Mexican mechanical engineer who served as the founding director-general of theMonterrey Institute of Technology(ITESM, 1943–1946) and as director-general of the National School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering of theNational Polytechnic Institute(IPN, 1943).

Ávalos y Vez was born inAtlixco,Puebla,on 24 January 1906 into a family composed by Ignacio Ávalos and Amalia Vez.He received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute and a master's degree in the same discipline from theMassachusetts Institute of Technology(1929).

Selected works

• Apuntes sobre generadores de vapor(1962).

See also

List of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education faculty