Mercedes Doretti (born 1959) is an Argentine forensic anthropologist based in

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. She is known for finding evidence of

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.Mercedes Doretti
MacFound, Retrieved 25 November 2016 She was awarded a MacArthur "Genius Grant" prize in 2007.

Life

Her mother is Magdalena Ruiz Guinazu, a radio journalist. She helped found the

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. In 1992, she opened the team's New York office and expanded her work globally. She has lectured at

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, The Carter Center, and the

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. In 2016, Doretti was named to the

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annual list of 100 Women.

Awards

* 2007

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* 2016 Honorary Doctorate from

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Works

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Film

* ''Following Antigone: Forensic Anthropology and Human Rights Investigations'' (EAAF Witness production 2002). Co-producer

References

External links

"Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team ""laying the dead to rest", ''Speaking of Faith'', March 19, 2009
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20091106070725/http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/19210/la_plaza_maria_hinojosa_oneone/ep:212 "Mercedes Doretti", ''La Plaza'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Doretti, Mercedes Forensic anthropologists People from Buenos Aires 1959 births Living people Argentine anthropologists MacArthur Fellows Women forensic scientists Argentine women anthropologists 20th-century anthropologists 21st-century anthropologists University of Buenos Aires alumni Argentine women human rights activists