Ricardo D. Eliçabe
Argentine physician and philatelist (1887–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ricardo Daniel Eliçabe Echave FRPSL (25 August 1887 – 12 June 1968) was an Argentinian physician who had a career in the petroleum industry. In 1925, he co-founded the Refinería de Petróleo "La Isaura" S.A. in Bahía Blanca, a company of which he was later president. The Dr. Ricardo Eliçabe Refinery in Bahía Blanca is named for him.
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Born | (1887-08-25)25 August 1887 Bahía Blanca, Argentina |
Died | 12 June 1968(1968-06-12) (aged 80) Mar del Plata, Argentina |
Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Occupation(s) | Physician Petroleum industry executive Philatelist |
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Parent(s) | Jean Eliçabe Aguer Josefa Echave |
He was also a noted philatelist who edited the journal of the Sociedad Filatélica Argentina, wrote a 28-part catalogue of the stamps of Uruguay, and published a series of monographs on aspects of South American stamps. He was added to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1922 and was elected a fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London in 1937.