Abstract

ALVAREZ CARRASCO, Ricardo Iván. Daniel Carrion-Garcia: iconographic and forensic anthropological study. Acta méd. Peru [online]. 2016, vol.33, n.4, pp.322-329. ISSN 1728-5917.

This paper aims to provide objective contributions on the iconography of Daniel Carrion-Garcia (1857-1885), hero and martyr of Peruvian medicine, based on a detailed investigation of the three photographs attributed to him, comprising three aspects: History, in which a compilation of the main bibliographical sources is made; the photographic technique, in which we reviewed the current state of the art of photography at the time when these images were captured; and forensic anthropology, which allowed us to use the most advanced methods for facial identification. Based on these objective elements we have concluded that the so-called "family photograph" is the gold standard, which should be used as an element of comparison against the "individual photography" and the "military photography", determining that there are sufficient elements to affirm that the first image is a genuine portrait image of Daniel Carrion, while there are only reasonable clues with respect to the second, and further investigations must be performed regarding this image.

Keywords : Peru, History of medicine; Carrion, Daniel A; Photography.