Blanca Renée Arrillaga
Blanca Renée Arrillaga Oronoz de Maffei was a Uruguayan chemist, botanist, professor and agrostologist. Originally from the Uruguayan Department of Artigas, she began her studies there then moved to Montevideo where she earned a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of the Republic. Her most important publications include 'Nuevas especies y notas taxonómicas en Uruguay y Paraguay' in collaboration; Plantas Medicinales and Gramíneas Uruguayas with B. Rosengurtt and P. Izaguirre de Artucio.
