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Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

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Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (Montevideo, 9 December 1771 – Montevideo, 16 February 1848)[1][2] was a Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist.

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

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.

The standard author abbreviation Larrañaga is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Academia de Letras |Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga". www.academiadeletras.gub.uy. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  2. [2]
    "Dámaso Larrañaga". Buenos Aires Ciudad - Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  3. [3]
    Larrañaga[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    International Plant Names Index.  Larrañaga.


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