Cristóbal de Losada y Puga

Cristóbal de Losada y Puga
Minister of Education of Peru
In office
12 January 1947  30 October 1947
PresidentJosé Bustamante y Rivero
Preceded byLuis E. Valcárcel
Succeeded byÓscar Torres M.
Personal details
Born(1894-04-14)14 April 1894
New York, U.S.
Died30 August 1961(1961-08-30) (aged 67)
Lima, Peru
NationalityPeruvian
SpouseMaría Luisa Marrou y Correa
Children4
Parents
Alma materNational University of Engineering
National University of San Marcos
OccupationMathematician, mining engineer, academic
AwardsCivil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

Cristóbal de Losada y Puga (14 April 1894 – 30 August 1961) was a Peruvian mathematician and mining engineer. He was Minister of Education of Peru in the government of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero and Director of the National Library of Peru between 1948 and 1961.