Plutarco Naranjo Vargas
Plutarco Naranjo Vargas (Ambato, June 18, 1921 - April 27, 2012) was a doctor, teacher, journalist, historian, and scientific researcher.[1]
He was a founder of the Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine and became its president, and was the president of The Latin American Association of Medicine. He was also the Academic Director in the field of health at the Andean University "Simon Bolivar".
He was married to Dr. Enriqueta Banda. They had three children: Alexis, Ana and Plutarco Naranjo.[2]
He received the 1986 Ecuadorian National Prize "Premio Eugenio Espejo" in the field of Science.[3]
He died in Quito on April 27, 2012.
Awards
- He was awarded the Central University Prize in four separate occasions for his scientific research.
- He received awards from the governments of Italy (1972); Romania (1976) and Perú (1990)
- The "Isabel Tobar Guarderas" Prize, from the municipality of Quito (1977)
- The Ecuadorian National Prize "Premio Eugenio Espejo" (1986)
- The Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health (1993)
Published works
- Itinerario de un Pueblo (1987)
- El Pensamiento Medico en La Época Republicana (1989)
- La Misión Geodésica Francesa y El Progreso Científico del Ecuador (1992)
- Historiografía Medica Del Ecuador (1999)