Alfaro, Bernardo - Costa Rica (b.1913 d.1996) Includes: Institute of Education Application/Registration forms for Overseas students, Introduction & reference letters, record of attendance. British Council Scholarships Application. - Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Sion High School,San Jose de Costa Rica - presenting an original thesis about Numbers Heronianos. . Sciences and Mathematics at the School of Education, London University. - Appointed Professor of General Mathematics, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Costa Rica. - Implementing modern mathematics, thus, Costa Rica became the first Latin American country to officially "upgraded" their teaching of mathematics. 1943 - 1944