Alberto Tauro del Pino (

Callao Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists ...

, — ) was a Peruvian writer, bibliograph and librarian. He carried out important studies in the field of history and literature, mainly in bibliographical topics. His most notable work was ''Enciclopedia ilustrada del Perú'', a multi-volume encyclopaedia on Peruvian people, events and history, among other things. He also collaborated with fellow historian and writer

Jorge Basadre Jorge Alfredo Basadre Grohmann (12 February 1903 – 29 June 1980) was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country. He served during two different administrations as Minister of Educati ...

on the reconstruction of the

National Library of Peru The National Library of Peru () is the national library of Peru, located in Lima. It is the country's oldest and most important library. Like the majority of Peruvian libraries, it is a non-circulating library. It has two branches. The old build ...

, after it burned down in a

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in 1943.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tauro del Pino, Alberto 1914 births 1994 deaths People from Callao Peruvian essayists 20th-century Peruvian historians Peruvian academics Peruvian librarians National University of San Marcos alumni Academic staff of the National University of San Marcos