A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR CROXATTO,HECTOR,R - SETTING UP SCIENCE IN CHILE - NATURE IS ALWAYS MORE AMAZING THAN OUR IMAGINATION CAN CONCEIVE

Hector R. Croxatto, M.D., has recently celebrated his 90th anniversary , fully active in scientific research and in other academic activities . Along his productive life, he has contributed with original observat ions on the role of certain peptides in the pathogenesis of arterial h ypertension. Furthermore, he has been a leader in the development of b iological research in Chile and the mentor or teacher of several promi nent disciples who have bad, or are having, their own brilliant career s in medicine and in science in Chile and other Latinamerican countrie s. Although most of his scientific productivity has been published in top journals in the international field, several of his papers have be en published in Revista Medica de Chile. In this issue, the journal pa ys a tribute to this outstanding scholar, his exceptional personality and fruitful academic career. The tribute includes this Editorial, a L etter to the Editor and its reply, and his most recent manuscript, all testifying the exceptional virtues of a great man.