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An outline of the life, work and thought of Fermín Peraza Sarausa, one of the most eminent Cuban bibliographers and director of the Municipal Library of Havana for more than 25 years is presented. The role he played as an innovator and in the introduction of the best experiences of the library practice of the avanguard countries in Cuba is stressed. His work as publisher of the " Anuario Bibliográfico " (Bibliographical Yearbook) and his contribution to the training of librarians in Cuba is analysed.

An outline of the life and work of the outstanding Cuban intellectual María Teresa Freyre de Andrade, founder of the Cuban library science, is made. Her contributions to the bibliographical field and her extensive work as a librarian before and after the triumph of the Revolution are analysed.