Background
CUERVO MÁRQUEZ, Luis was born in Bogotá.
CUERVO MÁRQUEZ, Luis was born in Bogotá.
Among his numerous public posts may be mentioned: president of the National Medical Congress held at Medellin, professor in the Faculty of Medicine of Bogotá, Colombian delegate to the Fifth and Sixth Pan-American Medical Congresses of Lima (1913) and San Francisco (1915), respectively, chargé d’affaires in Washington, president of the Senate, Minister of Government and of Finance, governor of Santander, president of the directorate of the Concervative Party, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogota, Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain. MemberAcademies of Medicine of Medellin, Caracas and Lima (corresponding). Colombian’Academy of History.
Society of Medicine and Natural Sciences of Colombia. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Decorations: Chevalier of the Legion d’Honneur of France.
Commander with insignia of the Royal Order of Charles III.