Major Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas, DDS; (1888-1932) born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, was a odontologist (dentist), scientist and a Major in the U.S. Army. 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Map of Puerto Rico featuring the municipalities Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. ... X-rays can reveal if a person has cavities Dentistry is the practical application of knowledge of dental science (the science of placement, arrangement, function of teeth) to human beings. ... The physicist Albert Einstein is probably historys most widely recognized scientist. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ...

Rodríguez Vargas discovered the bacteria which causes dental caries and is the only Puerto Rican honored with a plaque and bust situated in front of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Washington, D.C. Subgroups Actinobacteria Aquificae Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi Chlamydiae/Verrucomicrobia Chloroflexi Chrysiogenetes Cyanobacteria Deferribacteres Deinococcus-Thermus Dictyoglomi Fibrobacteres/Acidobacteria Firmicutes Fusobacteria Gemmatimonadetes Nitrospirae Planctomycetes Proteobacteria Spirochaetes Thermodesulfobacteria Thermomicrobia Thermotogae Bacteria (singular: bacterium) are a major group of living organisms. ...

On March 16, 1940, the American College of Dentists presented a plaque to the Army Medical Service Graduate School (now Walter Reed Army Institute of Research) in memory of Army dental officer Major Fernando E. Rodriguez for his pioneer research showing the relationship between the Lactobacillus acidophilus and dental caries. Binomial name Lactobacillus acidophilus Moro, 1900 Lactobacillus acidophilus is one of several bacteria in the genus Lactobacillus. ...

During World War II, the Army General Hospital of Fort Brooke located in the Ballaja grounds of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (Fort San Felipe del Morro) in Old San Juan, was renamed Rodriguez [161st] General Hospital, in honor of Major Rodriguez Vargas. Combatants Allies: Soviet Union United States United Kingdom and others Axis Powers: Germany Japan Italy and others Commanders Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry S. Truman Winston Churchill Adolf Hitler Hideki Tojo Benito Mussolini Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military... Aerial view of El Morro. ... Main article: San Juan, Puerto Rico Map of Old San Juan. ...

In the 1950's, the Puerto Rico College of Dental Surgeons honored Rodriguez Vargas with the establishment of the "Dr. Fernando E. Rodriguez Scientific Contest".

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ...

External links

• Adjuntas, Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico College of Dental Surgeons
• HIGHLIGHTS IN THE HISTORY OF U.S. ARMY DENTISTRY