Juan Comas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juan Comas

Spanish academic

Date of Birth: 23-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Alaior, Balearic Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1979

Profession: anthropologist

Nationality: Spain, Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Juan Comas Camps (January 23, 1900 in Alayor, Menorca, Spain – January 18, 1979 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Spanish-Mexican anthropologist, notable for his critical work on race, and his participation in drafting the UNESCO statement on race.
He fled Spain during the regime of Franco, and spent the rest of his life in Mexico.
He was professor of physical anthropology at the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico between 1940 and 1943, and at the National Autonomous University of Mexico from 1955 until his death.