General Luis J. Dellepiane (26 April 1865 – 14 August 1941), born in

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, was a civil engineer,

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and politician of

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. With the title of Lieutenant

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he participated in the politics linked to the Radical Civic Union (UCR) following

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. In 1919, the president designated him Head of the

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during the Tragic Week. In 1928, together with Yrigoyen, he served as minister of war and commanded the second division of the Argentine army stationed in

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. In September 1930 he resigned from the post. Dellepiane was also a civil engineer. He had a career in university, becoming vice-dean of the school of sciences, physics and nature, where he taught students from 1909. He also was a member of the superior council of the national

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. He is considered the father of geodesy of Argentina for his work on the science. He was an avid man of the sciences and a member of number of the national academy of sciences, physics and nature.

References

Libcom LibraryItalo-Argentinian Biographic Dictionary
* Dizionario storico biografico dei Liguri in America Latina da Colombo a tutto il Novecento, Fondazione Casa America, Volume 1, pag. 189, 190, 191. * Petriella-Sosa Miatello S.:1976 Delle Piane R.: Delle Piane Jose Maria, 1999, vol.5 {{DEFAULTSORT:Dellepiane, Luis 1865 births 1941 deaths People from Buenos Aires Argentine people of Italian descent Argentine people of Ligurian descent Radical Civic Union politicians Argentine generals Argentine scientists

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