José Maria Korta Lasarte

Biography

Born on February 13, 1929 in San Sebastian, Guipuzcoa (Spain). On January 26, 1950 he joined the Society of Jesus in Loyola. He made his last vows on February 2, 1960. In 1961 he graduated as a Technical Engineer in Barcelona. After working for a while in a factory he was sent to Venezuela.

He arrived in the country on November 25, 1962, and worked as a Professor and Prefect of Studies at the Jesús Obrero Technical Institute in Caracas. In 1963 he completed equivalency studies at the UCV to revalidate his degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1965 he wrote several study plans for the Jesús Obrero Institute. In 1971 he was Professor and Director of the Evening Baccalaureate of said Institute,...