Fermín Tangüis (March 29, 1851 – August 24, 1930), was a Puerto Rican businessman, farmer, and scientist who developed the seed that would eventually produce....
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Fermín Tangüis
Fermín Tangüis | |
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developer of the Tanguis cotton seed which saved Peru's cotton industry. | |
Born | March 29, 1851 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lima, Peru |
Fermín Tangüis (March 29, 1851 - August 24, 1930), was a Puerto Ricanbusinessman, agriculturist and scientist who developed the seed that would eventually produce the Tanguis cotton in Peru and save that nation's cotton industry.
Early years
Tangüis' father, Enrique Tangüis, emigrated from France to San Juan, Puerto Rico where he met and married a young Puerto Rican girl by the name of Justa Uncal.
Tangüis was born in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, and there he received his primary and secondary education. Tangüis moved to Cuba to pursue a university degree; however when the Ten Years' War (1868–1878) broke out in that island, he decided that it would be best to move to South America.[1]
He moved to Lima, Peru in 1873, when he