Fernando Mazariegos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mazariegos and the second or maternal family name is Anleu.
Fernando Mazariegos
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Born
José Fernando Mazariegos Anleu

(1938-03-21)21 March 1938
Panajachel, Guatemala
Died2 June 2018(2018-06-02) (aged 80)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos of Guatemala
Known forInventor of "Ecofilter"
AwardsOrder of the Quetzal (2017)
Guatemalteco Ilustre (2010)
Scientific career
FieldsPharmaceutical chemistry
InstitutionsInstituto Centroamericano de Investigación y Tecnología Industrial

José Fernando Mazariegos Anleu (21 March 1938 – 2 June 2018[1]) was a Guatemalan inventor, recognized in several countries in Latin America, Asia and Africa, for the creation of the drinking water filter called "Ecofilter", which was developed in 1990 as part of a project of the Central American Institute of Industrial Research and Technology.[2]

  1. ^ Fallece José Fernando Mazariegos, inventor del ecofiltro (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Fallece José Fernando Mazariegos, inventor del Ecofiltro (in Spanish)