Background
RIVAS, Samaso de was born on December 11, 1874 in Diria Granada, Nicaragua. Son of Mauricion and Carmen (Aleman) Rivas.
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RIVAS, Samaso de was born on December 11, 1874 in Diria Granada, Nicaragua. Son of Mauricion and Carmen (Aleman) Rivas.
Pre-scientific Education, National. Institute, of Nicaragua and Guatemala. University of P. Medical School, Doctor of Medicine.
1910; University of Pennsylvania, S. in Biology, 1908, Master of Science, 1909, Doctor of Philosophy, 1910. University of Paris.
Bacteriologist, Filtration Bureau. of Philadelphia, 1904-1906. Bacteriologist, Pennsylvania State Department of Health, 1907-1910. Assistant Director, Department of Comparative Pathology and School of Tropical Medical, University of Pennsylvania, 1910.
Professor, Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania, since 1922. Pathologist. Pennsylvania Department of Health, 1919 —. President Nicaraguan delegation of Second Scientific Pan-American Congress at Washington, 1916-1917.
Delegate, from Nicaragua to Sexto-Congress Medico Latino-American, Havana, 1922. Elected Honorary Pres, of same.
Member: American Medical Association. American Society of Tropical Medical. Corresponding member of Societe de Pathologie Exotigue of Paris.
Spouse Rosa Reinisch of Vienna, January, 1904, Philadelphia, Pa.