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1842–1917 · Aguadilla · Medicine • Botany • Science

Born January 21, 1842 in Aguadilla. Died July 12, 1917 in Bayamón. Physician, Botanist & Scientist Known as the "Father of Puerto Rican Natural Sciences," Stahl was a pioneering physician, botanist, ethnologist, and researcher. His studies of Puerto Rico's flora, fauna, and indigenous history remain influential today.