{"id":2843,"date":"2011-03-08T10:16:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T13:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recoletacemetery.com\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2011-03-08T10:16:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T13:16:29","slug":"411-sociedad-cientifica-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recoletacemetery.com\/?p=2843","title":{"rendered":"411. sociedad cient\u00edfica argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

Group pantheons are rare in Recoleta Cemetery. Organizations usually choose Chacarita Cemetery<\/a> while Recoleta attracts families & individuals. But given the social status of the Sociedad Cient\u00edfica Argentina<\/a>, it’s not surprising they’re here.<\/p>\n

During the 1850’s & 1860’s, medical & scientific societies formed—often with a very specific field of interest—in order to advance progress in these areas. As a relatively new nation with many issues to resolve, science often took a back seat. University students decided to change that. While still in the Department of Exact Sciences, students such as future engineers Luis Huergo<\/a><\/strong> & Santiago Barabino<\/strong> found support in their older peers, like Germ\u00e1n Burmeister<\/strong>, to found the society in 1872.<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

The SCA encouraged the study of science through a series of expeditions & conferences. They partially funded Francisco Perito Moreno’<\/strong>s groundbreaking research trip to Patagonia & hosted important international conferences in 1898 & 1910. By the 1920’s, the organization had become so respected that the city government ceded land on Avenida Sante Fe in Retiro for the SCA to build their headquarters:<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

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Still an influential institution today, members can opt for burial in the society’s pantheon. Numerous plaques list some of the occupants, such as analytical chemist Reinaldo Vanossi<\/strong> & biophysicist M\u00e1ximo Valentinuzzi<\/strong>. The statue of Christ is the vault’s most outstanding feature & often has flowers placed at its feet.<\/p>\n

\"Buenos<\/p>\n

Interior photos courtesy of the Sociedad Cient\u00edfica Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Group pantheons are rare in Recoleta Cemetery. Organizations usually choose Chacarita Cemetery while Recoleta attracts families & individuals. But given the social status of the…<\/p>\n

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