Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga (

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

, 9 December 1771 – Montevideo, 16 February 1848) was a Uruguayan priest, naturalist and botanist. He was one of those principally responsible for the founding of the National Library of Uruguay and the National University of Uruguay.Larrañaga
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Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Catholic University of Uruguay () (UCU) is a private university in Uruguay. Established in 1985 as the successor to several Catholic educational institutes dating back to the 1870s, it was the only private university in the country until 1996. It ...

(founded 1985) is named after him.

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1771 births 1848 deaths Uruguayan people of Basque descent Uruguayan botanists Uruguayan naturalists 19th-century Uruguayan Roman Catholic priests Catholic clergy scientists Uruguayan politicians Uruguayan librarians People from Montevideo Apostolic vicars of Uruguay Burials at Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral Members of the Senate of Uruguay Members of the Senate of the Empire of Brazil {{Uruguay-scientist-stub