Otto Héctor HELBLING

Background

HELBLING, Otto Héctor was born on October 13, 1892 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Education

Educated Colegio Militar, 1909-1912, Escuela Superior de Guerra, 1925-1927.

Career

Professor of topography, Colegio Militar, 1929-1931. Chief of reconnaissance group, 1930-1932. Chief, 1st arty, regiment, 1937-1938.

Director of geographic service, Institute Aiilitar, 1939-1943. Inspector of artillery, 1944. Director general, Institute Geográfico Militar, since 1945.

Brigadier general, 1945. President, interprovincial boundary commission, since 1945. Vice-president, national Antarctic commission, since 1946.

President, Argentine delegations to 4th general assembly of Pan American Institute of Geography and Hist, and to 3d Pan American Aieeting on Cartography, Caracas, 1946. Pres, and administrator, Argentine boundary commission, since 1947. Delegate, Argentine-Uruguayan tech, commission to study Salto Grande rapids, since 1947.

Officer, Del Mérito (Paraguay), Libertador (Venezuela). Liesemberg.

Membership

Member Pilcomayo river tech, commission, since 1947. Member national geography committee Member: Institute Argentino de Cultura Integral, Círculo Aiilitar, Society Bolivariana.

Connections

Father:

Santiago Helbling

Mother:

Luisa V.

Spouse:

Laura Ostriz

child:

Héctor HELBLING

child:

Oscar HELBLING