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ALZATE Y RAMIREZ, José Antonio, Mexican scientist, born in Ozumba in 1729; died in the city of Mexico, 2 February 1790. He was a corresponding member of the French and Spanish academies of science, and one of the earliest trustworthy observers of Mexican meteorology. He attained a high reputation as a zoologist and botanist, and his researches led the way for modern exploration of Mexican antiquities. He published the "Gaceta de Literatura," and an essay entitled "La limite des niéges perpetuelles en Volcan Popocatepetl."
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