Armando Dugand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Colombian scientist
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Place of Birth: Barranquilla, Atlántico Department, Colombia
About Armando Dugand
- Armando Dugand (July 23, 1906 – 1971) was a Colombian botanist, geobotanist, and ornithologist. Dugand's father, François Victor (or Francisco VĂctor) Dugand, was a successful French banker; his mother was Reyes Geneco (or Gnecco) Coronado.
- Dugand was educated in France and in the United States (at Albany Business College).
- In 1927, he married Sara Roncallo. In 1940 he co-founded the scientific journal Caldasia.
- He also founded two other scientific journals: Mutisia (Acta Botanica Colombiana) and Lozania (Acta Zoologica Colombiana). He was director of the Institute of Natural Sciences of the National University of Colombia from 1940 to 1953.
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