[1] He also spearheaded the creation and expansion of mathematics departments across multiple Chilean universities.

Chuaqui was born into a Syrian immigrant family from Homs in Syria.

He was a long-term collaborator of Patrick Suppes, with whom he worked on non-standard analysis and measurement in sciences.

[6] Since 1999, a series of annual research conferences in Chile, known as the Jornadas Rolando Chuaqui Kettlun, is held in his memory.

[7][8] The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile also has a building named after him, which houses its Department of Mathematics.