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Plutarco Naranjo Vargas

プルタルコ・ナランホ・バルガス

Plutarco Naranjo Vargas

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1921-06-18 (Ambato, Tungurahua Province, Ecuador)
Died
2012-04-27 (Quito, Ecuador) age 90
Nationality
Ecuador
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Ambato, Ecuador → Quito, Ecuador

Career

Occupations
doctor, teacher, journalist, historian, scientific researcher, Minister of Health, ambassador
Active Years
1949-2012
Affiliations
Ecuadorian Academy of Medicine, SILAE - Italo Latin American Association of Ethnomedicine, Simón Bolívar Andean University
Memberships
Party of the Democratic Left (Izquierda Democrática)

Education

Central University of Ecuador
Medicine
Country: Ecuador

Awards

Eugenio Espejo National Award
1986
Category: 科学
Organization: Government of Ecuador
Result: 受賞
Central University Prize
Organization: Central University of Ecuador
Result: 受賞 (4回)
Award from the government of Italy
1972
Organization: Government of Italy
Result: 受賞
Award from the government of Romania
1976
Organization: Government of Romania
Result: 受賞
Award from the government of Peru
1990
Organization: Government of Peru
Result: 受賞
Isabel Tobar Guarderas Prize
1977
Organization: Municipality of Quito
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La doctrina socialista

1949 Politics

Work on socialist doctrine

Socialism

Montalvo y sus obras

1966 Literary criticism

Analysis of Montalvo's works

Literature

Ayahuasca: Etnomedicina y mitología

1983 Ethnomedicine

Ethnomedicine and mythology of Ayahuasca

EthnomedicineBotanyMythology

Itinerario de un pueblo: Notas de un viaje a Israel

1987 Travelogue

Notes from a trip to Israel

Travel

Saber alimentarse

1991 Health and Nutrition

Guide to proper nutrition

HealthNutrition

La lucha por la independencia del primer grito a la primera constitución

2009 History

History of the struggle for independence from the first cry to the first constitution

IndependenceHistory

Bibliography

  • La doctrina socialista (1949)
  • Montalvo y sus obras (1966)
  • Ayahuasca: Etnomedicina y mitología (1983)
  • Itinerario de un pueblo: Notas de un viaje a Israel (1987)
  • Saber alimentarse (1991)
  • La lucha por la independencia del primer grito a la primera constitución (2009)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
AcademicScientific
Recurring Motifs
EthnomedicineBotanyHistory

Legacy

A prominent figure in Ecuadorian medicine, ethnomedicine, and pharmacology, who served as Minister of Health and ambassador, and received the Eugenio Espejo National Award.

Trivia

  • Married to Dr. Enriqueta Banda Flores, with three children: Alexis, Ana, and Plutarco.