Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz

Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz (1933 – September 2013) was a Mexican businessman and chemical engineer known for his contributions to the development of the leather tanning industry and the manufacturing of its chemical precursors in Mexico, as well as for being the father of Claudia Sheinbaum, the President-elect of Mexico.

Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz
Born
Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz

1933
DiedSeptember 2013 (age 80)
Alma materNational School of Chemical Sciences [es]
University of Guadalajara
Occupation(s)Businessman and chemist
Political partyMexican Communist (formerly)
Spouse
(m. 1960)
Children3, including Claudia
Parent(s)Chone Juan Sheinbaum Abramovitz
Emma Yoselevitz Bruk

Biography

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Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz was born in 1933 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.[1] His father was an Ashkenazi Jew originally from Lithuania, who had emigrated to Mexico in the 1920s. His father worked in the jewelry trade and is rumored to have been involved with activities related to the Mexican Communist Party as part of the youth protests of the 1960s.[2][3] Sheinbaum Yoselevitz studied chemical engineering at the National School of Chemical Sciences [es] of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and also at the University of Guadalajara. He married biologist Annie Pardo Cemo, with whom he had three children: Julio, Claudia, and Adriana.[4] The couple participated in the Mexican Movement of 1968.[5]

Sheinbaum Yoselevitz co-founded the company Sintacrom de México, S.A. de C.V., with two other engineers. It was the first company in the country to produce basic chromium sulfate, a key substance for the tanning process. The company later expanded into the production of other chemicals. Sheinbaum Yoselevitz served as the technical commercial director of the company for thirty years. His work was fundamental to the development of the tanning industry in Mexico. He was president of the Mexican Federation of Leather Chemists and Technicians on several occasions and promoted the creation of the National Technical Meeting of Tanning.[1]

Carlos Sheinbaum Yoselevitz died in September 2013 at the age of 80 in Mexico City.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Adiós a un gran impulsor de la industria curtidora". www.am.com.mx. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  2. ^ "Judíos y científicos. La familia de Claudia Sheinbaum". Enlace Judío. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  3. ^ "¿Son de Lituania? Estos son los orígenes de la familia de Claudia Sheinbaum". infobae (in European Spanish). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  4. ^ Soriano, Brenda (2023-02-16). "Familia de Claudia Sheinbaum: ¿quiénes son?". Ruido en la Red (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. ^ "¿Quién es Carlos Yoselevitz?: el padre de Claudia Sheinbaum que le inculcó la pasión por el activismo". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2023-07-07.