Aquiles Arancibia Orrego

Background

Orrego, Aquiles Arancibia was born on November 4, 1931 in La Calera, Valparaiso, Chile. Son of Fernando Arancibia Valenzuela and María Orrego Palacios.

Education

Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, U. Chile, Santiago, 1955; Doctorate (honorary), University Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1996.

Career

Pharmaceutical chemist, laboratories Lehamnn & Juri, Santiago, 1955-1957; professor, U. Chile, Santiago, since 1957. Science consultant Beta Bio-chemical Institute, Santiago, 1976-1992. Consultant Health Panamerican Organisation, Washington, 1985.

President College Pharmaceutical Chemists, Santiago, 1981-1987. Adviser United States Pharmacopeia, Washington, 1995.

Achievements

• Aquiles Arancibia Orrego has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Royal Academy Pharmacy Spain (correspondent), Iberoamericana Academy Pharmacy, Academy Pharmacy Argentina (correspondent), Pharmaceutical Federation South America (president since 1990), Academy Pharmaceutical Sciences Chile (president since 1995).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, music, gardening, cooking.

Connections

Married María Victoria Soto Maturana, June 29, 1958. Children: Gabriela, Monica, Pablo, Eugenia, Marcela.

Father:

Fernando Arancibia Valenzuela

Mother:

María Orrego Palacios

Spouse:

María Victoria Soto Maturana

child:

Monica Orrego

child:

Gabriela Orrego

child:

Eugenia Orrego

child:

Pablo Orrego

child:

Marcela Orrego