Horacio Sanguinetti, longest-serving rector of Buenos Aires National College, dies at 91

Horacio Sanguinetti, who served as rector of the Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires for 24 years, died at age 91. Source: lavozar He led the school from 1983 to 2007, with a brief pause from 1996 to 1997 to serve as Buenos Aires' first Secretary of Education under Fernando de la Rúa. Source: clarin

Career highlights

• Rector of CNBA (1983–1996, 1998–2007): the longest tenure in the institution's history. Source: lavozar
• Secretary of Education of Buenos Aires (1996–1997). Source: clarin
• Director of the Teatro Colón (2007–2009). Source: clarin

His father, Florentino Sanguinetti, was also rector from 1960 to 1963. Source: clarin He held a doctorate in law from UBA and was a member of the National Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. The school's Instagram tribute stated his "passion for study and excellence" continues to inspire. Source: clarin An Infobae opinion piece called him "a master in the noblest sense of the word." Source: infobae

Many former students paid tribute, noting his humanistic leadership. Source: clarin