Manuel Uribe Ángel

✶September 4, 1822

†August 16, 1904

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Manuel María Uribe Angel was a Colombian physician, geographer and politician. He has been called the "father of medicine of Antioquia" for his contributions to the advances of the practice of medicine in Colombia and the Antioquia Department. He was also known outside the realm of medicine for his studies and works on the geography and history of Colombia. He also served as President of the then Sovereign State of Antioquia and as Senator of Colombia.

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Biography from the article Manuel Uribe Ángel on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.