Gualterio Looser
Gualterio Looser | |
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Gualterio Looser Schallemberg | |
| Born | Gualterio Looser Schallemberg September 4, 1898 |
| Died | July 23, 1982 (aged 83) |
| Spouse | Martha Hoffmann |
| Children | Leonel Looser Hoffmann |
| Parent(s) | Ulrich Looser, Laura Schallemberg |
Gualterio Looser Schallemberg (September 4, 1898, Santiago – July 22, 1982) was a Chilean botanist and engineer of Swiss descent. He owned a factory that made agricultural implements.
In 1928, Looser joined the American Fern Society, and started to publish papers on the pteridophytes of Chile. His herbarium containing approximately 8000 specimens was given to Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève.