Cristián Samper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American biologist
Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1965
Place of Birth: San José, San José Province, Costa Rica
Profession: biologist
Nationality: Costa Rica
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Cristián Samper
- Cristián Samper (born September 25, 1965) is a Colombian-American tropical biologist and an international authority on conservation biology and environmental policy.
- Since 2012, he has served as President and CEO of WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society).
- He was acting secretary of the Smithsonian from 2007 to 2008, the first Latin American to hold the position.
- From 2003 to 2012, he was the Director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, the world's largest natural history collection.
- In April 2015, Dr.
- Samper was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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