Ernesto Foldats
Venezuelan botanist (1925-2003) · Latvia · On the map · Scientists · Died at 77
Ernesto Foldats Andins was a Venezuelan botanist and orchidologist. He was born in Latvia as Ernests Foldāts.
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He later moved to He has held numerous official positions, e.g. Director of the School of Biology, Dean of the Faculty of Science at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (1962-1968), and Scientific Advisor to the Commission on the Legislature and Environment. He was doctor honoris causa at the University of Riga, Latvia. Foldats was a member of the Latvian student fraternity Fraternitas Vanenica.
