Augusto Pérez Araníbar

Biography:

Augusto Pérez Araníbar was a Peruvian physician and philanthropist concerned with social aspects of Peru. He was born in Arequipa on October 26 1858 and died in Lima in March 1948. He promoted great works of social significance mostly during his tenure as director of the Public Charitable Society of Lima. He was the son of Manuel Pérez Araníbar and María Hurtado y Tapia.