man , ▁academic ▁and ▁diplom at ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁times ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Gu ido ▁José ▁Mario ▁Di ▁T ella ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁His ▁father , ▁Tor cu ato ▁di ▁T ella , ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁Argent ine ▁imm igr ant ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁prominent ▁local ▁industrial ist , ▁producing ▁industrial ▁mach in ery ▁and ▁home ▁app li ances ▁through ▁the ▁S iam ▁di ▁T ella ▁establishment . ▁ ▁Gu ido ▁lost ▁his ▁father ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁and ▁per ▁his ▁wishes , ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁purs ued ▁an ▁ ▁engineering ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁later ▁man aging ▁the ▁family ▁industrial ▁firm ▁( an ▁employ er ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ). ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁politics , ▁becoming ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Argentina ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁Gr adu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( MIT ), ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁He ▁married ▁Nel ly ▁Ru vi ra , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁five ▁children . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Argentina ▁he ▁co - f ounded ▁- with ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Tor cu ato -