List of rectors of the University of Buenos Aires

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Antonio Sáenz, first rector of the University of Buenos Aires.

The following is a list of rectors of the University of Buenos Aires, the largest and most prestigious university in Argentina, since its establishment in 1821.

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Since August 2022, the rector of UBA is Dr. Ricardo Gelpi, former Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences. [1]

List of rectors

Names in italics correspond to interventors appointed by the national government of Argentina.
N°RectorTermProfessionRef.
1 Antonio Sáenz 13 June 1821 – 25 July 1825Cleric [2]
2 Valentín Gómez 10 April 1826 – 23 August 1830Cleric [2]
3 Santiago Figueredo 23 August 1830 – 22 February 1832Cleric [3]
4Paulino Gari13 December 1833 – November 1842Cleric [4]
5Miguel GarcíaNovember 1849 – 26 June 1852Cleric [5]
6 José Barros Pazos 12 July 1852 – 5 May 1857Lawyer [6]
7Antonio Cruz Obligado9 May 1857 – March 1861Lawyer [7]
8 Juan María Gutiérrez 1 April 1861 – 3 October 1873Lawyer [2]
9 Vicente Fidel López 15 February 1874 – 12 June 1877Lawyer [2]
10 Manuel Quintana 12 June 1877 – 26 January 1881Lawyer [2]
11 Eufemio Uballes 1 March 1906 – 1 March 1922Doctor [8]
12 José Arce 1 March 1922 – 1 March 1926Doctor [2]
13 Ricardo Rojas 2 March 1926 – 1 March 1930Journalist [2]
14 Enrique Butty 1 March 1930 – 11 December 1930Engineer [9]
– Benito Nazar Anchorena [lower-alpha 1] 16 December 1930 – 1 June 1931Lawyer [10]
16 Mariano Rafael Castex 1 June 1931 – 9 March 1932Doctor [11]
17 Ángel Gallardo 11 May 1932 – 9 April 1934Engineer [12]
18 Vicente Gallo 11 May 1934 – 11 May 1941Lawyer [13]
– Coriolano Alberini [lower-alpha 2] 12 May 1941 – 16 October 1941Philosophy [14]
19 Carlos Saavedra Lamas 17 October 1941 – 30 July 1943Lawyer [2]
– Alfredo Labougle [lower-alpha 2] 31 July 1943 – 1 November 1943Economist [15]
– Emilio Ravignani [lower-alpha 3] 2 November 1943 – 4 November 1943Historian [2]
– Tomás D. Casares [lower-alpha 3] 4 November 1943 – 9 March 1944Lawyer [16]
– David Arias [lower-alpha 3] 10 March 1944 – 18 May 1944Lawyer [17]
– Carlos Obligado [lower-alpha 3] 19 May 1944 – 31 August 1944Writer [18]
–Nicolás Matienzo [lower-alpha 4] 1 September 1944 – 30 October 1944Doctor [2]
–Carlos Waldorp [lower-alpha 3] 30 October 1944 – 16 February 1945Doctor [2]
– Antonio J. Benítez [lower-alpha 5] 17 February 1945 – 1 March 1945Lawyer [2]
– Salvador Oría [lower-alpha 2] 15 March 1945 – 26 April 1945Lawyer [2]
20Horacio Rivarola27 April 1945 – 2 May 1946Lawyer [2]
–Nicolás Matienzo [lower-alpha 4] 2 May 1946 – 2 May 1946Doctor [2]
– Oscar Ivanissevich [lower-alpha 6] 4 May 1946 – 5 June 1949Doctor [19]
21Julio Otaola6 June 1949 – 12 June 1952Architect [2]
22Carlos A. Bancalari13 June 1952 – 16 October 1953Doctor [2]
–José Fernández Moreno [lower-alpha 2] 17 October 1953 – 3 November 1953Lawyer [2]
23 Jorge A. Taiana 4 November 1953 – 3 June 1955Doctor [2]
24Ernesto Crámer4 June 1955 – 31 July 1955Lawyer [2]
25Francisco Cholvis1 August 1955 – 26 September 1955Economist [20]
FUBA Provisional Government Board (27 September – 30 September 1955) [2]
– José Luis Romero [lower-alpha 7] 1 October 1955 – 1 October 1955Historian [2]
–José Babini [lower-alpha 8] 1 January 1956 – 19 February 1956Engineer [2]
–Alejandro Ceballos [lower-alpha 8] 5 May 1956 – 27 December 1957Doctor [2]
26 Risieri Frondizi 27 December 1957 – 28 December 1962Anthropologist [2]
27 Julio H. G. Olivera 28 December 1962 – 18 March 1965Lawyer [2]
28 Hilario Fernández Long 26 March 1965 – 29 July 1966Engineer [2]
29Luis Botet11 August 1966 – 7 February 1968Lawyer [2]
30Raúl A. Devoto7 February 1968 – 24 July 1969Doctor [21]
31 Andrés Santas 25 July 1969 – 21 July 1971Doctor [2]
32Bernabé J. Quartino22 July 1971 – 29 January 1973Geologist [22]
33Carlos Alberto Durrieu29 January 1973 – 29 May 1973Doctor [2]
– Rodolfo Puiggrós [lower-alpha 6] 29 May 1973 – 2 October 1973Historian [2]
–Alberto Banfi [lower-alpha 9] 2 October 1973 – 4 October 1973Dentist [23]
– Ernesto Villanueva [lower-alpha 10] 4 October 1973 – 28 March 1974Sociologist [2]
– Vicente Solano Lima [lower-alpha 11] 28 March 1974 – 25 July 1974Lawyer [2]
–Raúl Federico Laguzzi [lower-alpha 11] 25 July 1974 – 17 September 1974Pharmacist [24]
– Alberto Ottalagano [lower-alpha 12] 17 September 1974 – 26 December 1974Lawyer [19]
–Eduardo Mangiante [lower-alpha 11] 27 August 1975 – 12 February 1976Economist [2]
–José Alocén [lower-alpha 11] 27 August 1975 – 12 February 1976Accountant [2]
–Edmundo E. Said [lower-alpha 13] 29 March 1976 – 6 August 1976Navy officer [2]
34Alberto Costantini5 August 1976 – 14 September 1976Engineer [2]
–Sol Rabasa [lower-alpha 14] 5 August 1976 – 14 September 1976Doctor [25]
35 Luis Carlos Cabral 25 February 1977 – 31 August 1978Lawyer [2]
–Alberto V. Donnes [lower-alpha 15] 31 August 1978 – 23 November 1978Doctor [2]
36Lucas Lennon [lower-alpha 16] 25 November 1978 – 20 November 1981Lawyer [2]
–Alberto V. Donnes [lower-alpha 15] 20 November 1981 – 28 December 1981Doctor [2]
37 Alberto Rodríguez Varela 28 December 1981 – 23 December 1982Lawyer [2]
38Carlos Segovia Fernández27 December 1982 – 23 December 1983Mathematician [2]
– Francisco Delich [lower-alpha 11] 26 December 1983 – 19 March 1985Sociologist [2]
39 Oscar Julio Shuberoff 19 March 1985 – 6 May 2002Accountant [2]
40 Guillermo Jaim Etcheverry 6 May 2002 – 7 May 2006Doctor [2]
– Berardo Dujovne [lower-alpha 2] 7 May 2006 – 16 May 2006Architect [26]
–Alfredo Buzzi [lower-alpha 17] 16 May 2006 – 18 December 2006Architect [26]
41 Rubén Eduardo Hallú 18 December 2006 – 5 December 2013Veterinarian [27]
42 Alberto Barbieri 5 December 2013 – 2 August 2022Accountant [28]
43 Ricardo Gelpi 2 August 2022 – presentDoctor [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed as interventor by the de facto government of José Félix Uriburu.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Assumed office in interim fashion as vice rector.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appointed as interventor by the de facto government of Pedro Pablo Ramírez.
  4. 1 2 Assumed office in interim fashion as secretary general of the university.
  5. ↑ Appointed as national commissioner by the de facto government of Edelmiro Farrell.
  6. 1 2 Appointed as interventor by the government of Juan Perón.
  7. ↑ Appointed as interventor by the de facto government of Eduardo Lonardi
  8. 1 2 Appointed as interventor by the de facto government of Pedro Eugenio Aramburu.
  9. ↑ Never took office.
  10. ↑ Assumed office in interim fashion through commission.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Assumed office in interim fashion as normalizing rector.
  12. ↑ Appointed as interventor by the government of Isabel Perón.
  13. ↑ Appointed as military delegate by the Junta.
  14. ↑ Assumed office in interim fashion as Secretary of Science and Technology.
  15. 1 2 Dean of the Faculty of Medicine acting as rector in interim fashion.
  16. ↑ Dean of the Faculty of Medicine acting as rector in interim fashion.
  17. ↑ Dean of the Faculty of Medicine acting as rector in interim fashion. Assumed office following the institutional crisis of 2006, in which no rector was elected by the University Assembly.

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