Hugo K. Sievers

    He was veterinarian from the University of Chile and the founder of the Chilean Veterinary College. He was born in Rengo 23 October 1903, where he studied in the German School. In 1925 he graduated as veterinary from the University of Chile. After further research in Argentina, Brazil, at the Institut Pasteur in Paris and at the Institute for tropical diseases in Hamburg, he received his Ph.D. in 1929 in Hamburg.

    He was sent by the Chilean Government and the University of Chile on missions to Peru, Mexico, the United States, Japan, China, Korea, Indochina, India, Egypt and Italy.

    Also was President of the Scientific Society of Chile, member of the Chilean Academy of Natural Sciences, Chilean Society of Microbiology, Chilean Society of Natural History, Scientific Society of Chile, Society of Biology and Veterinary Medicine Society, minister of agriculture in 1955. He appears in respective acts like cofounder of the Academy of Students of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine Society, Chilean Natural Medicine Society, Society of Normal and Pathological Anatomy.

    Also he writed some books like "Chileans in the Amazony", "Chile: development of the Veterinary Medicine during the Republic", "Around the world with ten students".

    Well I didn't know about him until this year, and after searching I find that he did so much for the country, this career and divulgation of the sciences. I wouldn't be here if Hugo have never existed :O

    Well, maybe some other person would have found the career in Chile.