Anastasio Alfaro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anastasio Alfaro

Zoologist, geologist, explorer

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1865

Place of Birth: Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1951

Profession: zoologist, geologist, archaeologist, explorer

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Anastasio Alfaro (February 16, 1865 – January 20, 1951) was a Costa Rican zoologist, geologist and explorer. Alfaro was director of the National Museum of Costa Rica, and whilst holding this position arranged the Costa Rican display at the Historical American Exposition in Madrid.
Limon worm salamander Oedipina alfaroi is named after him.



Alternative names	Emilio Span
Description	German painter Pintor alemán radicado en Costa Rica, famoso principalmente por sus cuadros de orquídeas
Date of birth/death	27 January 1869	20 January 1944
Location of birth/death	Reutlingen	San José
Work period	fines del siglo XIX y primera mitad del siglo XX
Work location	San José (Costa Rica)
Authority control	: Q19656524 VIAF: 14494729 ISNI: 0000 0000 4816 0012 LCCN: no2005003075 WorldCat