Eugenio de Bellard Pietri

Eugenio de Bellard Pietri (December 17, 1927, in Maracaibo, Venezuela – August 31, 2000, in Caracas) was a noted speleologist. He was the founder of speleology in Venezuela and a member of the Academy of Sciences and Letters of Venezuela, vice-president of the Venezuelan Society of Natural Sciences and director of its speleological groups since 1952 when he founded this section. He was also a member of several speleological and conservation societies such as the French Federation of Speleology, the Explorers Club and the National Speleological Society (USA). Provided by Wikipedia