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Lauro Cavazos

American educator; George H. W. Bush administration cabinet member (1927–2022)
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Lauro Cavazos
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 4, 1927
Date of death
March 15, 2022
Place of birth
Kingsville
Place of death
Concord
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
zoologist, university teacher, academic administrator, politician, educator, healthcare scientist[11]
Employer
Tufts University, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Texas Tech University[13][14][15]
Position held
United States Secretary of Education[12]
Educated at
Texas Tech University, Iowa State University, Henrietta M. King High School[16][17][18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Sibling
Richard E. Cavazos[30]
Work location
Medford, Lubbock, Richmond, Washington, D.C.[23][24][25][26]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators[27]
Family name
Cavazos[21]
Generational suffix
L252247-F2
Given name
Lauro[22]
Name in native language
Lauro F. Cavazos, Jr.[28]
Number of children
+10[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Lauro Cavazos en Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. de Lauro Fred Cavazos it Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. ja ラウロ・カヴァゾス ja ラウロ・カヴァーゾス ja ラウロ・フレッド・カヴァゾス ru Кавазос, Лауро ru Лауро Кавазос zh 劳罗·卡瓦佐斯 zh 勞羅·卡瓦佐斯
🔖 Identifiers · 19
ISNI
0000000373938641
VIAF cluster ID
60249134
Library of Congress authority ID
n88112342
GND ID
132675005
C-SPAN person numeric ID
3749
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
laurocavazos
FAST ID
241616
Freebase ID
/m/04zpvv
Munzinger person ID
00000018848
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007342564105171
Notable Names Database ID
492/000167988
Open Library ID
OL8260178A
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
76792
Prabook ID
326269
SNAC ARK ID
w6w48kf5
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10570535
WikiTree person ID
Cavazos-276
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxwKjQ6GGMQHPWGg8Hmd
Yale LUX ID
person/d671bbe8-3998-4698-9193-c2c056ac4311

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
politician, educator, university teacher, zoologist
Work location 4
Washington, D.C., Richmond, Lubbock, Medford
Educated at 2
Iowa State University, Texas Tech University
Employer 2
Tufts University, Texas Tech University
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Place of birth 1
Kingsville
Place of death 1
Concord
Position held 1
United States Secretary of Education
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Richard E. Cavazos
Siblings 1
Richard E. Cavazos
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Summary

Lauro Cavazos was born on January 4, 1927[1], in Kingsville[2]. He died on March 15, 2022[3], in Concord[4]. He worked as a zoologist[5], university teacher[6], academic administrator[7], politician[8], and educator[9].

FAQs

Where was Lauro Cavazos born?

Lauro Cavazos was born in Kingsville[2].

Where did Lauro Cavazos die?

Lauro Cavazos passed away in Concord[4].

What did Lauro Cavazos do for work?

Lauro Cavazos worked as a zoologist[5], university teacher[6], academic administrator[7], politician[8], and educator[9].

Where did Lauro Cavazos go to school?

Lauro Cavazos was educated at Texas Tech University[16], Iowa State University[17], and Henrietta M. King High School[18].

Related Entities

Tufts University United States

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  8. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Kingsville
    Citizenship → —
    Educated at → Texas Tech University, Iowa State University, Henrietta M. King High School
    Position held → United States Secretary of Education
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