Luis Fernández Vargas

Background

Vargas, Luis Fernández was born on June 10, 1912 in Santiago, Chile. Son of Luis Vargas Salcedo and Sara Fernández Pradel.

Education

Bachellor, Liceo Aleman, Santiago, Chile, 1930. Doctor of Medicine, University Chile, 1937. Dr science honoris causa, Pontifical Catholic, Santiago, 1988.

Career

Assistant histology School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic U., Santiago, 1933-1937; professor pathological physiological school medicine, Pontifical Catholic U., Santiago, 1943-1970; professor biology faculty biological science, Pontifical Catholic U., Santiago, 1970-1988; active honorary member, Pontifical Catholic U., Santiago, 1988; dean faculty of biological science, Pontifical Catholic U., Santiago, 1973-1982; director school medicine, Pontifical Catholic U., Santiago, 1949-1955; chief assistant N.H. Svc., Institute Experimental Medicine, Santiago, 1938-1941; visiting researcher, Carnegie Institute Washington, Baltimore, 1941-1943. Visiting researcher biochemistry Cambridge (England) University, 1959-1960. Visiting professor.dept. anatomy University of Illinois, Chicago, 1966-1967.

Achievements

• Luis Fernández Vargas has been listed as a notable Endocrine scientist, pathophysiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association Anatomists, Latin America Association Physiology, International Society Reserve Reproduction, 3d World Academy of Sciences (Trieste, Italy). Member American Medical Association, National Academy of Sciences (forreing Buenos Aires 1987), Latin America Diabetic Association (representative Chile since 1970), Biological Society Chile (president 1965-1967), Chilean Academy of Sciences (president 1985-1991), Institute Chile (president 1989-1991).

Interests

• Avocations: oil painting, tennis.

Connections

Married María Elena Saavedra, April 23, 1938. Children: Luis, Patricia, Loreto, Paulina.

Father:

Luis Vargas Salcedo

Mother:

Sara Fernández Pradel

Spouse:

María Elena Saavedra

child:

Paulina Vargas

child:

Patricia Vargas

child:

Luis Vargas

child:

Loreto Vargas