Conrado benitez philosophy education

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.

Philosophy degree

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