Hugo David Storer Tavarez
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Hugo David Storer Tavarez (March 8, 1908 – June 28, 1994) was a Puerto Rican industrialist, scholar and writer.
By 1954 he was the Director of Promotion of the Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration
also known as "Fomento". He was one of the men in charge of the Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc.
being established in Puerto Rico. Afterwards starting on July 1, 1953 he was named Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Bureau.
In 1970 he founded the Horticultural Society of P.R. to study native and imported exotic plants and organize activities on this behalf. In 1977, to promote bonsai
to all corners of the island, he organized a group which would later be called Club Bonsai de P.R. He was known as the first person of bonsai in Puerto Rico. In 1977 he was the editor of the book Catalogo filatelico de Puerto Rico by assignment of the "Sociedad Filatelica de Puerto Rico".
While a student at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
he and a group of other students founded what was to become Phi Sigma Alpha
fraternity on October 22, 1928. He was later the sixteenth president of Phi Sigma Alpha
Fraternity.
By 1954 he was the Director of Promotion of the Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration
Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Administration, known as "Fomento" in Spanish, was created in the 1940s and for many years was the main government agency responsible for the dramatic industrialization of Puerto Rico from the 1950s to the 1990s...
also known as "Fomento". He was one of the men in charge of the Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc.
Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc.
Commonwealth Oil Refining Company, Inc. was an oil refinery established in the towns of Peñuelas and Guayanilla in Puerto Rico in the middle of the 20th century. The project started as part of Operation Bootstrap with the first unit being constructed in 1954. The company started operations in 1955...
being established in Puerto Rico. Afterwards starting on July 1, 1953 he was named Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Bureau.
In 1970 he founded the Horticultural Society of P.R. to study native and imported exotic plants and organize activities on this behalf. In 1977, to promote bonsai
Bonsai
is a Japanese art form using miniature trees grown in containers. Similar practices exist in other cultures, including the Chinese tradition of penjing from which the art originated, and the miniature living landscapes of Vietnamese hòn non bộ...
to all corners of the island, he organized a group which would later be called Club Bonsai de P.R. He was known as the first person of bonsai in Puerto Rico. In 1977 he was the editor of the book Catalogo filatelico de Puerto Rico by assignment of the "Sociedad Filatelica de Puerto Rico".
While a student at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras , also referred to as UPR-RP, is a public research university located on a campus in Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico...
he and a group of other students founded what was to become Phi Sigma Alpha
Phi Sigma Alpha
Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity commonly known as La Sigma, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity on October 22, 1928 at the University of Puerto Rico by 12 students and a professor...
fraternity on October 22, 1928. He was later the sixteenth president of Phi Sigma Alpha
Phi Sigma Alpha
Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity commonly known as La Sigma, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity on October 22, 1928 at the University of Puerto Rico by 12 students and a professor...
Fraternity.