Abstract

HERRERA-RODRIGUEZ, Francisco; OGALLA-CASTRO, David  and  MARIN-PAZ, Antonio Jesús. Review of the sanitary work by Fernando Camúñez del Puerto (1883-1952). Temperamentvm [online]. 2022, vol.18, e14176.  Epub Apr 17, 2023. ISSN 1699-6011.  https://dx.doi.org/10.58807/tmptvm20225137.

In this work, we present the academic biography and the study of the scientific publications made by Fernando Camúñez del Puerto (1883-1952), including his doctoral thesis on leishmaniasis, defended in 1913 and published the following year. We also present his professional positions in the Municipal Laboratory of Hygiene, the Provincial Institute of Hygiene and the Faculty of Medicine of Cadiz. In this last institution, he was an Anatomical Sculptor and Professor of Histology. We conclude our study by providing documentation on the last years of his life and his illness, related to his professional practice.

Keywords : Fernando Camúñez del Puerto; Cadiz; Municipal Laboratory; Provincial Institute of Hygiene; Faculty of Medicine; Health; Leishmaniasis.