Facts:   - born: february 3 , 1925 - december 28 , 2010    - caption: frank bonilla    - battles: world war ii - battle of the bulge    - allegiance: united states united states of america      - awards: bronze star    - unit: 290th infantry regiment , 75th infantry    - laterwork: professor    - name: frank bonilla    - branch: 25px & nbsp ; united states army    - birth place: new york city , new york   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of frank bonilla .
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professor frank bonilla -lrb- february 3 , 1925 -- december 28 , 2010 -rrb- was an american academic of puerto rican descent who became a leading figure in puerto rican studies .after earning his doctorate from harvard university , where his dissertation was supervised by talcott parsons , he had held faculty positions at massachusetts institute of technology , stanford university and the city university of new york .he is a key figure in the establishment of the puerto rican hispanic leadership forum and the center for puerto rico studies at the city university of new york .