National Assembly. Irene Sáez (born 1961) mayor of Chacao, Governor of Nueva Esparta and Miss Universe 1981. Henrique Capriles (born 1972) former presidential candidate who has held many high offices Juan Requesens (born 1989) National Assembly deputy for the State of Táchira, Primero Justicia leader Businessmen Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury (1897–1969) founder of Empresas Polar, a prize in his name honors scientific research. Carlos Eduardo Stolk (1912–1995) founding member and representative of the United Nations for Venezuela as well as president and chairman of the board of Empresas Polar. Eladio Lárez (born 1941) ex-president of Radio Caracas Television. Miguel Enrique Otero (born 1950) mathematician, (also faculty for five years) chairman and owner of the newspaper El Nacional. Presidents of Venezuela José María Vargas, (also rector, faculty and alumnus) scientist (1835–36). Andrés Narvarte, lawyer (1836–37). Pedro Gual Escandon, lawyer (1859, 1861). Guillermo Tell Villegas, lawyer (1868–69, 1870, 1892). Guillermo Tell Villegas Pulido, lawyer (1892). Antonio Guzmán Blanco, lawyer (1879–1884). Raimundo Andueza Palacio, lawyer (1890–1892). José Gil Fortoul, political scientist (1913–1914). Juan Bautista Pérez, lawyer (1929–1931). Rómulo Betancourt, (did not finish) (1945–1948). Rómulo Gallegos, (did not finish) writer (1948). Germán Suárez Flamerich, (also Faculty) lawyer (1950–52). Edgar Sanabria, (also Faculty) lawyer (1959). Raúl Leoni, (did not finish) (1964–1969). Rafael Caldera, (also Faculty) political scientist (1969–1974), (1994–1999). Carlos Andrés Pérez, (did not finish) (1974–1979), (1989–1993). Luis Herrera Campins, (did not finish) (1979–1984). Jaime Lusinchi, physician (1984–1989). Ramón José Velásquez,(also Faculty) historian (1993–94). Notable faculty 18th century Lorenzo Campins y Ballester (1726–1785) Spanish born scientist, founder of the studies of medicine. Fr. Baltasar de los Reyes Marrero (1752–1809) (also alumnus) began the teaching of modern science and philosophy based on the theories of Newton, Kepler, Copernicus, Stahl, Lavoisier, Locke, Condillac, Leibniz and Wolff. In 1789 he was convicted by the Crown as an infidel for teaching doctrines forbidden by the King. 19th century Juan Manuel Cagigal (1803–1856) mathematician. Alejandro Chataing (1873–1928) (also alumnus) mathematician, architect. Agustin Codazzi (1793–1859) Italian military, scientist and geographer Domenico Milano (1810–1880) Italian agronomist engineer, started in 1843 the Faculty of Agronomy ("Escuela Normal de Agricultura"). Fermín Toro (1806–1865) politician and linguist. Alejandro Ibarra (1813–1880) scientist. José Gregorio Hernández (1864–1919) (also alumnus) physician, began the teaching of Microbiology in Venezuela. Adolf Ernst (1832–1899) Prussian born scientist, started the teaching of natural history based on Charles Darwin and Lamarck. Luis Razetti (1862–1932) (also alumnus) physician, began the teaching of modern surgery in