Guillermo Peschard Delgado (August 19, 1902 – April 21, 1978) was an orthodontic dentist and academic. As a professor of dentistry at the

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, he helped found the university's School of Dentistry.

Biography

Peschard was born in the city of Durango, Mexico on August 19, 1902. He was one of several siblings, including his brothers Armando Peschard Delgado and

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. He completed his undergraduate training at the Juárez Institute, after which he moved to

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, where he taught at the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria. Immediately after, Peschard began his course of study in dentistry at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He graduated with his DDS in May 1926. Peschard moved back to Durango after completing his studies, where he held the director position of the Durango Hospital and the Subdirector of the "Children of the Army" School during the Governorship of Blas Corral Martinez (1944–1947). Peschard simultaneously served in private practice for over fifty years. In his dentistry practice, he was regionally famous for protesting gold fillings and introducing

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substitutes in 1965. He gained a reputation as a respectful and empathetic doctor and reportedly would call into people's homes to check on their pain levels. In his personal life, Peschard was an artist. He would sketch in charcoal, pencil, and pen, as well as paint in oils and watercolors. He also sculpted in gold, silver, and bronze, and carved in wood and plaster. Peschard married Carmen Peschard, with whom he had four daughters: Carmen, María Eugenia, Teresa, and Graciela. He died on April 21, 1978 of a heart attack.

UJED School of Dentistry

Peschard was instrumental in the creation of the School of Dentistry at the

. It opened on February 13, 1974 and Peschard was unanimously elected the first faculty director.

References

1902 births 1978 deaths Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango faculty Mexican dentists Orthodontists Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango alumni National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni People from Durango City 20th-century dentists {{Mexico-hist-stub