Background
OLANO, Ricardo was born on March 27, 1874 in Tolombó, Antioquia. Son of Juan East Olano and Clara de Olano.
OLANO, Ricardo was born on March 27, 1874 in Tolombó, Antioquia. Son of Juan East Olano and Clara de Olano.
President of the Society of Public Improvements of Medellin 1926. Of the First Congress of National’ Improvements, 1917. Vice-president of the Municipal Council of Bogotá, 1919- member of the Congress on City Plan’ ning, Paris, 1928.
Director of the reviews Alpha and Progreso.
Member of the commercial houses of Juan East. Olano & Hijos and Ricardo Olano & Hijo. Founder of the first match factory in Medellin.
Member:r Club Unión (ex-president). Centro Artístico (ex-president).
Asociación Patriótica Colombiana, New York (president, 1932-1933).
Club Rotario. Club Campestre.
Married Matilde Moreno. Children: Maria, Emilia" Sofía, Juan, Germán, Magdalena, and Lucia.