# Cristián Samper

> Cristián Samper is a Colombian-American tropical biologist who specializes in conservation biology and environment policy. He is the managing director and leader of Nature Solutions at the Bezos Earth Fund. From 2012 to 2022, he was president and CEO of WCS. Before that, he served as the director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History from 2003 to 2012. From 2007 to 2008, he served as acting secretary of the Smithsonian, becoming the first Latin-American to hold the position. In April 2015, Samper was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

*American biologist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Costa Rica
- **Born:** 1965
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.5

## Sources
- [کریستین سامپر](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%BE%D8%B1)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5186423)

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