Gaspar Marcano Echenique, Venezuelan physician and anthropologist (Caracas 01 April 1850 –Paris, France 16 January 1910)

Brother of scientist Vicente Marcano

ACHIEVEMENTS

Performed a study about leprosy that was awarded by Academie de Medecine de Paris 

Invented hemostereometer, a device for measuring blood sedimentation

Developed Marcano solution or fluid for counting blood red cells

Collected an important showcase of cranes and skeletons (today in Musee de Homme at Paris)

MEMBERSHIP/HONORS  

First Foreigner to occupy an official position in Faculté de Medecine de Paris (1878)

Honorary Member, Societé Anatomique de Paris

Bronze Medal, French Public Assistence