José Benjamín Zubiaur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Benjamín Zubiaur

Argentine educator

Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1856

Place of Birth: Paraná, Entre Ríos Province, Argentina

Date of Death: 06-Sep-1921

Profession: lawyer, pedagogue

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Aries

José Benjamín Zubiaur (1856–1921) was an Argentine educator.
Promoter of sport, physical education, and the modern Olympic movement.
He was one of the thirteen original members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
He was the rector of the Concepción del Uruguay College and Director at the Escuelas de la provincia de Corrientes.
After 1915 he was Director of Education, Ministry of Education.
He was characterized by their innovative teaching ideas to expand education to all social sectors, including content such as physical education, industrial education, practical activities, etc.
as well as methods like night school, rural schools, education both sexes combined, and so on.