Clementina Díaz y de Ovando (November 7, 1916 in Laredo,

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's art and architecture. She studied

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at the

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(Bachelor's degree, 1939,

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, 1959, Doctorate, 1965).

Awards and scholarships

*''Investigadora Emérita'', UNAM, 1983. *''Premio Universidad Nacional'', 1988. *''Miembro de la Junta de Gobierno de la UNAM'',1976–1986 *''Consejera de la Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos'', 1993. *''Cronista de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México'', 1994. *''Presea Miguel Othón de Mendizábal'',

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, 1994.

Works

*''El Colegio Mexicano de San Pedro y San Pablo'' (1951) *''Obras completas de Juan Díaz Covarrubias'' (1959) *''La Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. Los afanes y los días'' (1972) *''Vicente Riva Palacio. Antología'' (1976) *''La Ciudad Universitaria. Reseña histórica 1929–1955'' (1979) *''Odontología y publicidad en la prensa mexicana del siglo XIX'' (1982) *''Crónica de una quimera. Una inversión norteamericana en 1879'' (1989) *''La postura de México frente al patrimonio arqueológico nacional'' (1990)

References

Bibliography

*UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MEXICO (1992) ''Nuestros maestros'' "Clementina Díaz y de Ovando" p. 121–124, México, ed.Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico, UNAM.
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