Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga
Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (Montevideo, 9 December 1771 – Montevideo, 16 February 1848)[1][2] was a Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist.
He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay and the National University of Uruguay.[3]
The private Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (founded 1985) is named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "Academia de Letras |Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga". www.academiadeletras.gub.uy. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Dámaso Larrañaga". Buenos Aires Ciudad - Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ Larrañaga[permanent dead link]
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Larrañaga.
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