Born: October 15, 1906 (Yauco, Puerto Rico)
Died: December 26, 1975 (Buckhannon, WV)
Education:
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- A.B. Colgate University, 1930
- S.T.B. Boston University, 1933
- Ph.D. Boston University, 1940
Served: 1946-1973
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- Faculty Committee: Counseling 1954-1958
- Faculty Committee: Library 1947-1959
- Faculty Committee: Research 1959-1960
Taught:
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- Professor of Philosophy 1946-1973
- Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus 1973-1975
Notes:
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- Taught at the University of Puerto Rico from 1936-46
- An ordained Methodist Minister
- One of 25 American scholars invited to present papers at the Third Inter-American Congress of Philosophy in Mexico City January 11-20, 1950. Dr. Franquiz presented, “Spiritualistic Presuppositions of Charles Sanders Pierce’s Dialetics.”
- Attended, and presented a paper at, the International Congress of Philosophy in Italy in September 1958.
- Led a month-long Seminar in European Culture July 18-August 16, 1959
- Presented a paper at the Sixth Inter-American Congress of Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Sources:
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- Catalog
- Franquiz, J. (1952). A Paradox for the Existentialists. Journal of Bible and Religion, 20(4), 245-250. Retrieved from http://0-www.jstor.org.library.acaweb.org/stable/1456321
- Mow, J. (1975). Jose Antonio Franquiz-Ventura 1906-1975. Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, 49, 156-156. Retrieved from http://0-www.jstor.org.library.acaweb.org/stable/3130005
- Murmurmontis
- Dr. Franquiz Speaks at Inter-American Congress in Mexico (Pharos 1950-02-10, p.1)
- Sundial 1958-09, p.11
- Sundial 1959-10
- Sundial 1959-11
- West Virginia Wesleyan College Bulletin 1951-03, p.3
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