Gregorio Álvarez (28 November 1889, in Ranquilón, Ñorquín,

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– 11 October 1986) was an Argentine historian, physician and writer.

Biography

Álvarez became a teacher in 1910. In 1919 he graduated as a medical doctor at the

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, specializing in

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. He was a founder of the Argentine Dermatological Association. In 1950 he explored the

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hotsprings. He also made research on

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