Luis Sodiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luis Sodiro

Ecuadorian botanist

Date of Birth: 29-May-1836

Place of Birth: Cornedo Vicentino, Veneto, Italy

Date of Death: 15-May-1909

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Ecuador

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Luis Sodiro (1836–1909) was a Jesuit priest and a field botanist who described a large number of species from the area around Quito, Ecuador in the early 20th century.
He was perhaps the first person who collected in this region and he described at least 38 species from Esmeraldas, a region in Ecuador.