Jorge Narciso Artigas Coch (Santiago March 21, 1929 – December 13, 2022) was a Chilean

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

and academic of the University of Concepción. Artigas graduated as an

agricultural engineer Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical enginee ...

from the

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. As the university of Concepción had by early 1950s created the Faculty of Agriculture in 1954 Artigas was contracted to impart the course "Agricultural Zoology". In 1967 Artigas obtained a PhD at

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. In the university of Concepción he was director of the Department of Zoology from 1970 to 2009, and played an important role in consolidating the university's

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. In the 1970s he formally described various insect genera, and he continued this work in the late 1980s and 1990s in collaboration with Nelson Papavero. Artigas is also known for developing a staining method for

protozoa Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris. Histo ...

. He was a member of a number of scientific societies both in Chile and abroad. Besides his academic work, Artigas enjoyed painting, horse riding and writing poetry which he did under a pseudonym.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Artigas, Jorge 1929 births 2022 deaths Academic staff of the University of Concepción Chilean agronomists Chilean entomologists Ohio State University alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni