Roberto Donoso-Barros

Roberto Donoso-Barros (October 5, 1921 – August 2, 1975) was a Chilean botanist, naturalist, and herpetologist.
Early life and education.
Donoso-Barros was born in Santiago, Chile. He attended the University of Chile in Santiago, earning his M.D. from the school in 1947.
Career.
Donoso-Barros joined the faculty of the University of Chile in 1954. In 1965, he became a professor at the University of Concepción. He also worked at the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela, and at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.
Donoso-Barros was a prolific herpetological authority in Chile. In 1966, he published "Reptiles de Chile" which collected and reported on all lizard species described to date in Chile.
Species described by Donoso-Barros include:
Accolades.
Donoso-Barros was awarded the Abate Molina Prize by the Chilean Academy of Sciences in 1966. He was also awarded the Atenea Award in 1966 for "Reptiles de Chile".
A proposed subspecies of "Chelonoidis chilensis", "C. chilensis donosobarrosi", is named for Donoso-Barros.
Personal life.
Donoso-Barros had four daughters and one son. His children were the source of some of the specific epithets for species he described, including "Gonatodes ceciliae"; named for his daughter Cecilia, "Liolaemus paulinae"; named for his daughter Pauline, "Pristidactylus valeriae"; named for his daughter Valeria, "Liolaemus constanzae"; named for his daughter Constanza, and "Pristidactylus alvaroi"; named for his son Álvaro.
Donoso-Barros died on August 2, 1975, as a result of a traffic accident.