Central University of Venezuela

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The Central University of Venezuela ( or Universidad Central de Venezuela in Spanish) is the largest university in Venezuela. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the oldest in America. The university campus was designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and was declared in 2000 by UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Famous alumni and professors (selection)

  • Raimundo Andueza Palacios (1846-1900), politician
  • Juan Bautista Pérez (1869-1952), politician
  • Andrés Bello (1781-1865), jurist, philosopher, writer
  • Rómulo Betancourt (1908-1981), politician
  • Rafael Caldera (1910-2009), politician
  • Rómulo Gallegos (1884-1969), writer, politician
  • Pedro Gual Escandón (1783-1862), journalist, lawyer
  • Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829-1899), general, politician
  • José Gregorio Hernández (1864-1919), physician, national saint of Venezuela
  • Luis Herrera Campins (1925-2007), politician
  • Enrique ter Horst ( b. 1949 ), politician
  • Raúl Leoni (1905-1972), politician
  • Jaime Lusinchi (* 1924), politician
  • Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), officer, revolutionary
  • Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922-2010), politician
  • Edgar Sanabria (1911-1989), politician
  • Eckhart Schulz- Schomburgk ( * 1921 ), agricultural chemist
  • Germán Suárez Flamerich (1907-1990), lawyer, politician
  • Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906-2001), writer
  • José María Vargas (1786-1854), physician, writer, politician
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