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Laserna Pinzón is widely admired in his country as an educator, a politician, and a passionate seeker of knowledge, with numerous books and studies to his credit. During the late 1940s and 1950s he became acquainted with many important scientific figures of the day, including
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He was born in Paris, France, on August 21, 1923, to
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523:Estado fuerte o caudillo: el dilema colombiano
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451:Inspector General of Colombia
455:Attorney General of Colombia
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814:"Fundador distinguido"
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497:Mario Laserna Pinzón;
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1059:(Speech). Bogotá, D.C
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908:Los Andes University
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637:Individuo y sociedad
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380:Nicolás Gómez Dávila
352:Princeton University
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368:Brandeis University
344:Columbia University
314:Senator of Colombia
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