Enrique Balech Capdeville (1912–2007)

Abstract

Enrique Balech Capdeville, a ‘pioneer’ micro-algal taxonomist, was born on 17 August 1912 in a French family at Telen, La Pampa, Argentina. During his long scientific career, Balech studied almost all dinoflagellate genera. With the limited laboratory facilities available, he produced exquisite illustrations of many species and authored a large number of research publications, including monographs.