José Leandro Montalvo Guenard

José Leandro Montalvo Guenard
Born 1885
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Died 1950
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Nationality Puerto Rican
Occupation Physician, Inventor, Anthropologist, Historian
Spouse(s) Berta Krider de Montalvo

José Leandro Montalvo Guenard[1] (1885 – 1950)[2] was a Puerto Rican physician, inventor, anthropologist and historian.[3] He is known for his "Rectificaciones Históricas: El Descubrimiento de Boriquén",[4] published by Editorial del Llano, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1933.

Early years and schooling

Montalvo Guenard was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. After graduating from high school, he attended the Deichmann Institute where he earned a Bachelor of Science in 1907, and then studied medicine at the University of Maryland graduating with a Medical Degree in 1911.[5]

Professional life and inventor

From 1911 to 1914, he was the Public Health officer for the municipality of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico. From 1922 to 1933, he was Public Health Officer for the Municipality of Ponce. During 1934-35, he was a tisiologist at the now-defunct Ponce Hospital for Tuberculosis, and starting in 1935 he was Director of the Ponce Asylum for the Blind (Hospital de Ciegos).[6] In 1939, Dr. Montalvo Guenard invented an instrument that allowed eye surgeons to securely hold and readily manipulate the eye lens in operations of cataracts. He was issued US Patent 2,224,575.[7]

Archeologist, memberships and interests

From 1925-35, Montalvo Guenard also acted as the municipal archeologist for the city of Ponce.[8] Due to the diversified nature of his interests, Montalvo held memberships in the Archeological Institute of America, the Puerto Rican Academy of History, and the Puerto Rico Medical Association.[9] Montalvo Guenard's interest laid in anthropology, especially archeology and ethnology, in Puerto Rican prehistory and protohistory and in internal medicine.[10]

Honors and recognitions

He is recognized at Ponce's Park of Illustrious Ponce Citizens.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. {A} Group 1. Books. New Series. US Copyright Office. Library of Congress. Page 8077. November 1934. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  2. ↑ José Leandro Montalvo Guenard. Classify: An experimental classification web service. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Descubren uno de los mas grandes lugares arqueológicos. Melvin Rivera Velazquez. Santa Isabel, PR: Historia Viva. 7 November 1909. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1934, Part 1. No. 101 November 1934. Page 8077. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  5. ↑ International Directory of Anthropologists. Page 125. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  6. ↑ International Directory of Anthropologists. Page 125. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Surgical Instrument. Jose Leandro Montalvo Guenard. Ponce, PR. U.S. Patent Office. Application Number 278,879. 13 June 1939. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  8. ↑ International Directory of Anthropologists. Page 125. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  9. ↑ International Directory of Anthropologists. Page 125. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  10. ↑ International Directory of Anthropologists. Page 125. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  11. ↑ Tricentennial Park: History. TravelPonce. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

See also

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