Alberto Benavides de la Quintana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alberto Benavides de la Quintana

Peruvian politician, businessperson, geologist and mining engineer

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Lima, Peru

Date of Death: 12-Feb-2014

Profession: businessperson, politician, geologist, banker, mining engineer

Nationality: Peru

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alberto Benavides de la Quintana (October 20, 1920 – February 12, 2014), was prominent Peruvian businessman and engineer, famous for founding the "Buenaventura Mining Company".
After graduating from Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Lima, Peru, he went on to become the first Peruvian to graduate from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, in 1944.
He was given the "Harvard Lifetime Achievement Award" in 2011, by the board of directors of the Harvard Club of Peru.