Background
GALLARDO, Ángel was born on November 19, 1867 in Buenos Aires, Died: May 13, 1934. Son of León Gallardo and Angela Lebrero.
Diplomat naturalist professor civil engineer
GALLARDO, Ángel was born on November 19, 1867 in Buenos Aires, Died: May 13, 1934. Son of León Gallardo and Angela Lebrero.
University of Buenos Aires. Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires.
He served variously as the president of the National Council of Education, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Rector of the University of Buenos Aires. He was recognised for his scientific work both in Argentina and abroad. Gallardo"s scientific work dealt with problems of heredity and cell division.
He graduated from the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires in 1887 and received his degree in civil engineering from Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) of the University of Buenos Aires in 1894.
However, in addition to civil engineering, beginning in 1892 he studied natural history (biology) under Carlos Berg at the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum. A street in Buenos Aires is named after him.
Sociedad Científica Argentina. Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales. Société de Biologie, Paris.
Royal Zoological Society, London.
Société Scientifique du Chili. Sociedad Científica “Antonio Alzate” of Mexico.
Sociedad Poey, Cuba. Ateneo de Montevideo.
Married Dalmira Cantilo. Children: Angel León, Beatriz, Guillermo, Teresa, and Luis.