Ricardo Boettner

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Ricardo Boettner (born December 26, 1901 in Asunción ; † August 15, 1982 ibid) was a Paraguayan chemist and scientist.

Career

Boettner came from a French-Paraguayan family. He was the son of Alfredo Boettner and Victoria Gautier. He received his education at the Colegio de San José in Asunción and at the grammar school in Rudolstadt . He completed his subsequent studies in 1920 with a diploma. In 1928 he completed his doctorate at the University of Munich.

After returning to Paraguay in 1929, he taught mineralogy, toxicology and organic chemistry at the Escuela de Farmacia. Later he was a lecturer at several natural science faculties. He was the first dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy and director of the Institute of Geology. From 1933 to 1954 he was head of the Oficina Química Municipal . In 1950 he was also appointed director of the Goethe School in Asunción.

He died of illness in 1982.

Honors

  • 1958: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Goethe Medal of the Goethe Institute
  • The Fundación Ricardo Boettner was founded in 1988 in memory of Boettner, who had always been committed to the poor, with the aim of providing access to health care.

Fonts

  • Química orgánica
  • Historia de la Geología paraguaya
  • Fósiles paraguayos
  • Importancia de la geología

literature

  • Forjadores del Paraguay: Diccionario Biográfico. - Buenos Aires: Distribuidora Quevedo Ediciones, 2000
personal data
SURNAME Boettner, Ricardo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Paraguayan chemist and scientist
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Asunción
DATE OF DEATH 15th August 1982
Place of death Asunción