Barraquer Explained

Barraquer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Francisco Vidal y Barraquer (1868–1943), Spanish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tarragona from 1919
• Ignacio Barraquer (1884–1965), Spanish ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery
• Jose Barraquer (1916–1998), ophthalmologist who invented the cryolathe and microkeratome and developed keratomileusis and keratophakia

See also

• Barraquer–Simons syndrome, rare form of lipodystrophy, which usually first affects the head, and then spreads to the thorax