Ernesto Foldats, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernesto Foldats

Venezuelan botanist

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1925

Place of Birth: Liepāja, Latvia

Date of Death: 15-Jan-2003

Profession: botanist

Nationality: Germany, Latvia, Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Dr.
Ernesto Foldats Andins (1925 – 2003), was born in Latvia, as Ernests Foldats.
He later moved to Venezuela, where he became a successful botanist and orchidologist.
He has held numerous official positions, e.g.
Director of the School of Biology, Dean of the Faculcy of Science at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (1962–1968) and Scientific advisor to the Commission on the Legislature and Environment. He was Dr.
Honoris causa at the University of Riga, Latvia. Foldats was a member of Latvian student fraternity Fraternitas Vanenica.