Guillermo Rawson
Guillermo Rawson | |
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| Born | 24 June 1821 |
| Died | 20 January 1890 (aged 68) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Occupation | Doctor |
| Known for | Interior Minister of Argentina |
Guillermo Rawson (24 June 1821 – 20 January 1890) was a medical doctor and politician in nineteenth-century
, was named after him.Biography
Rawson's parents were Amán Rawson, a doctor who had emigrated from the United States to Argentina, and Justina Rojo, a daughter of a wealthy family in San Juan, where Guillermo was born. His elder brother was the artist Franklin Rawson. His half-brother was Lieutenant Colonel Juan de Dios Rawson, grandfather of Arturo Rawson.
After a
Apart from politics, Rawson was interested in medicine and hygiene. In 1876, he attended the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia to present his work on public health in Buenos Aires, the most developed body of work on the subject at the time. In 1879, he was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society.[1]
Rawson spent a year in Paris in 1881 for medical treatment, before returning to Argentina. He returned to France for further treatment in 1885 and died in Paris in 1890.
The building of the first medical school in Buenos Aires is named Escuela Dr Guillermo Rawson in his honour.
Further reading
- Aguilar, A. (1971). El Dr. Guillermo Rawson. San Juan, Argentina: Editorial Sanjuanina. (in Spanish)
- Larrain, Jacob (1893). Biografía del doctor Guillermo Rawson. La Plata: Imp., Lit. y Encuad. de Solá Hnos. Sesé y Ca. (in Spanish)
- Rawson, Guillermo, and Alberto B. Martinez (Ed.) (1891). Escritos y discursos del doctor Guillermo Rawson (3rd Edition). Buenos Aires: Compañía Sud-Americana de Billetes de Banco. (in Spanish)
