Cayetano Heredia 3154417 223600911 2008-07-04T20:44:52Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other [[Image:CHeredia.jpg|thumb|Cayetano Heredia]] '''Cayetano Heredia''' ([[August 5]], [[1797]] – [[June 11]], [[1861]]) was a [[Peruvian]] [[physician]], born in [[Catacaos]], [[Piura]] ([[Peru]]). Together with [[Hipolito Unanue]] he was one of the two greatest Peruvian physicians of the 19th century. He happened to live through the tense period of the struggle for independence of Peru from [[Spain]] and his participation in political life was as intense as the time and effort he devoted to [[medicine]]. He died in [[Lima]] on 1861. [[Cayetano Heredia University]] commemorates his name. {{DEFAULTSORT:Heredia}} [[Category:1797 births]] [[Category:1861 deaths]] [[Category:Peruvian people]] [[Category:Peruvian physicians]] {{med-bio-stub}} {{Peru-bio-stub}} [[es:Cayetano Heredia]]