Alberto Carlos Taquini
Alberto Carlos Taquini | |
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Born | December 6, 1905 |
Died | March 4, 1998 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Argentine |
Alberto Carlos Taquini (December 6, 1905 – March 4, 1998) was an Argentine
Early life and education
Taquini was born in
Career
University of Buenos Aires
School of Medicine research team
He joined the research team led by Dr.
Cardiology Research director
He was appointed director of the new Institute of Cardiology Research at the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in 1944. The institute was created by Taquini's initiative and funding from local businessman Virginio Grego.[4]
Educator and lecturer
Taquini continued to teach as Professor Emeritus at the University of Buenos Aires throughout his career. He also served as Visiting Professor in prestigious institutions around the world, including: the
Argentine National Research Council
He was appointed Director of the Argentine National Research Council (
Professional organizations
Taquini continued to direct the institute, while serving as chair of
Author
Taquini authored four books and collaborated in several others, as well as publishing over 350 scientific papers. He was a member of the editorial committees of many journals: Medicina, Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología, Acta Physiologica et Pharmacologica Latino-Americana, the American Heart Association Journal, and Archives Internationales de Pharmacodynamie et Thérapie, among others.[3]
Personal life
Taquini married Haydée Azumendi, and they had three children.[2]
He remained active in both academia and on the golf course in later years, and was head of the Institute of Cardiology Research when he died at the age of 92 in Buenos Aires in 1998.[2]
Notes
- ^ His son, Alberto Taquini, served a Chief of Staff during his father's tenure, and drafted the 1970 "Plan Taquini," which by way of decentralizing the strained system, resulted in the increase in the number of public universities in the country from 10 to 23 by 1973 (and to 40 by 2010).[5]
References
- ^ Genealogía Familiar: Alberto Carlos Taquini (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d e La Nación: Falleció el investigador Alberto C. Taquini Archived 2011-03-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d [1] Archived 2011-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Hypertension (vol. 32, 1998). In Memoriam: Professor Alberto C. Taquini.
- ^ Instituto de Investigaciones Cardiologicas Dr. Alberto C. Taquini Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Taquini, Alberto. Nuevas Universidades para un nuevo país y la educación superior Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)