Melina Furman (18 July 1975 – 6 September 2024) was an Argentine investigative author, teacher and biologist.[1][2]

Melina Furman
Furman in 2017
Born(1975-07-18)18 July 1975
Died6 September 2024(2024-09-06) (aged 49)
Occupation(s)Author, teacher, biologist

Life and career

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Furman was born on 18 July 1975. She graduated from the Universidad de Buenos Aires with a certificate in biologic sciences, and with a masters and a Ph.D. from the University of Columbia in the United States.[2] Furman worked as investigative professor at the Universidad de San Andres.

She is considered by many, such as Argentine columnist Sebastian Campanero, as "the most influential education thinker in Spanish".[3]

Furman died of colon cancer on 6 September 2024, at the age of 49.[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Murió Melina Furman, la referente educativa que activaba los superpoderes del cerebro con "experimentos"". infobae. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Melina Furman". Universidad de San Andrés. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Adiós a Melina Furman, la pensadora de la educación más influyente en habla hispana". La Nacion. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.