Héctor Croxatto Rezzio (3 July 1908—28 September 2010) was a Chilean physiologist. He won the Chilean National Prize for Sciences in 1979. He was a Member of the

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. Raised in

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, he studied medicine at the

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in Santiago, where he received his medical degree in 1930. Physiology, biology and biochemistry were the bulk of his research interests. For two decades he taught physiology at the Instituto de Educación Física y Técnica of Casa de Bello. Later, he was dean of the medical faculty of the

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. In 1969 he joined the Academy of Science of Chile. Seven years later he became a member of the

at the Vatican.Homenaje al Dr. Héctor Croxatto
- Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica Croxatto was one of the founders of

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in 1983. He is the father of the medical doctor Horacio Croxatto and grandfather of the actress Luz Croxatto. He died in Santiago on 28 September 2010 at the age of 102.

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