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| Places | Argentina | |
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| Birth | 3 September 1855, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Death | 14 August 1916 (aged 60 years) | |
| Star sign | Virgo |
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Pedro Lagleyze (1855-1916) was an Argentine doctor who had a prominent role in the beginnings of ophthalmology. He was a founder of the Hispano-American Ophthalmological Society, and a permanent member of the executive committee of the Pan-American Congress of Medicine of Washington, D.C..
He was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Pierre Lagleyze, born in Barbazan-Debat (France), and Justine Gastellu, originally from Espès-Undurein. He was married to Josefina Monty, daughter of Eugène Monty and Eugénie Barbié, belonging to a family of French origin.