Los farmacéuticos y la química en México (1903-1919): prácticas, actores y sitios

ResumenLa presente investigación analiza, por vez primera, las características principales del desarrollo de la química en México durante las dos primeras décadas del siglo xx. En este periodo la enseñanza, la investigación y los servicios públicos y privados concernientes a la química recayeron fundamentalmente en los farmacéuticos egresados de la Escuela Nacional de Medicina. Estos personajes, aglutinados en una red académica, profesional y social, negociaron las iniciativas necesarias para la apertura de los nuevos espacios donde la química se produjo, enseñó, practicó y profesionalizó. Por ello fueron reconocidos como los primeros químicos mexicanos.

This investigation analyzes, for the first time, the main characteristics of the development of chemistry in Mexico during the first two decades of the 20th century. During this period, many activities related to chemistry such as teaching, research and public and private services were mainly performed by pharmacists who graduated from the National School of Medicine in Mexico City. These pharmacists bonded in an academic, professional and social network and negotiated the necessary initiatives for the opening of the new spaces where chemistry took place, was taught, practiced and professionalized. For this reason they were recognized as the first Mexican chemists.