Guillermo Peschard
Guillermo Alfonso Peschard Delgado | |
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Born | August 19, 1902 |
Died | April 21, 1978 | (aged 75)
Nationality | Mexico |
Citizenship | Mexican |
Alma mater | Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango (BA) National Autonomous University of Mexico (DDS) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Orthodontist |
Institutions | Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango |
Guillermo Peschard Delgado (August 19, 1902 – April 21, 1978) was an orthodontic dentist and academic. As a professor of dentistry at the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, he helped found the university's School of Dentistry.[1]
Biography
Peschard was born in the city of
Peschard moved back to Durango after completing his studies, where he held the director position of the Durango Hospital and the Subdirector of the "Children of the Army" School during the Governorship of Blas Corral Martinez (1944–1947).
In his personal life, Peschard was an artist. He would sketch in charcoal, pencil, and pen, as well as paint in oils and watercolors. He also sculpted in gold, silver, and bronze, and carved in wood and plaster.[1] Peschard married Carmen Peschard, with whom he had four daughters: Carmen, María Eugenia, Teresa, and Graciela.
He died on April 21, 1978, of a heart attack.[1]
UJED School of Dentistry
Peschard was instrumental in the creation of the School of Dentistry at the Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. It opened on February 13, 1974[2] and Peschard was unanimously elected the first faculty director.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Salazar León, Doris (2008). Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Escuela de Odontología: Monografía Histórica 1974-2008 (PDF) (1 ed.). Durango, Durango, Mexico: Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango. pp. 2–44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-26. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "Odontología está de fiesta". El Siglo de Durango. Cía Editora de la Laguna SA de CV. February 26, 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ Návar García, Oscar Erasmo (2012). Anuario Estadístico (PDF) (1 ed.). Durango, Durango: Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango. Retrieved 26 July 2020.