Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Catholic priest and scholar

Date of Birth: 10-Dec-1771

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1848

Profession: naturalist, priest, librarian, diplomat, botanist

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (Montevideo, 10 December 1771 – 6 February 1848) was a Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist. He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay and the National University of Uruguay.The private Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (founded 1985) is named after him.