Pelegrin Franganillo-Balboa

Pelegrín Franganillo Balboa
Born(1873-12-04)4 December 1873
Molinaseca, Spain
Died1955 (aged 81–82)
Havana, Cuba
CitizenshipCuban
Alma materColegio Máximo, Oña
Known forArachnological research, description of spider taxa
Scientific career
FieldsArachnology, Natural history
InstitutionsColegio de Belén, Havana; Colegio Dolores, Santiago de Cuba

Pelegrín Franganillo Balboa (4 December 1873 – 1955) was a Spanish-born Cuban arachnologist and naturalist, as well as a Jesuit priest. He is known for his studies on Iberian spiders and for describing numerous spider taxa.

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