Ignacio Barraquer Barraquer (March 25, 1884 – May 13, 1965) was a Spanish ophthalmologist known for his contributions to the advancement of cataract surgery. Barraquer was born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was the father of Jose Barraquer, also an ophthalmologist known for pioneering works in refractive surgery. Ignacio Barraquer received his medical doctorate in 1908 in Barcelona, and upon his father’s retirement, was appointed Acting
Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (1553 – March 23, 1613 AD) was a Spanish soldier, painter, astronomer, musician and inventor. He was born in Guendulain (Navarre). He is best remembered for the invention of a steam-powered water pump for draining mines, for which he was granted a patent by the Spanish monarchy in 1606. He also improved scientific equipment, developed
Rafael Alvarado Ballester Tarragona, 7 de septiembre de 1924 – Madrid, 10 de abril de 2001. Académico y científico español. Biografía Realizó el bachillerato en el Instituto Cardenal Cisneros de Madrid. Se licenció en ciencias naturales por la Universidad de Madrid en 1945 y se doctoró en Biología en 1950. Profesor adjunto de Zoología de los Invertebrados y desde 1953 catedrático de esta
José María Algué, SJ 29 December 1856 – 27 May 1930 was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist in the observatory of Manila. He invented the barocyclonometer, the nephoscope and a kind of microseismograph. The barocyclonometer was officially adopted by the US Navy and warships of the North Atlantic Squadron were equipped with them
Susana Agustí Requena is a Spanish biological oceanographer who has participated in over 25 oceanographic expeditions in the Arctic, Southern Ocean (Antarctic), Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. She played a key role in the Malaspina Circumnavigation Expedition. She is professor in Marine Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and an adjunct Professor at the University of Tromsø (Norway). Contents 1Early life and education
Alex Aguilar is a Spanish writer. He was born in Barcelona in 1957. A professor of Animal Biology at the University of Barcelona, his research activities have focused mainly on the study of demography, ecology and management of threatened marine species. He has published widely in academic journals and has received several prestigious awards for his scientific work. As a writer,
José de Acosta 1539 or 1540 in Medina del Campo, Spain – February 15, 1600 in Salamanca, Spain was a sixteenth-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist in Latin America. His deductions regarding the ill effects of crossing over the Andes in 1570 related to the atmosphere being too thin for human needs; a variety of altitude sickness is now referred to as Acosta’s disease. Contents 1Life 1.1Panama
José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo Joseph of Anchieta 19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597 was a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil’s history in the first century after its European discovery, Anchieta was one of
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (or Betancourt) y Gonzáles Spanish: Pedro de San José de Betancur y Gonzáles, March 21, 1626 (Tenerife) – April 25, 1667 (Antigua Guatemala, called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt (Brother Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur) or more simply Peter de Betancurt, Hermano Pedro (Brother Peter), Santo Hermano Pedro (Saint Brother Peter), or San Pedro de Vilaflor (Saint
Francis Xavier born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: Franciscus Xaverius; Basque: Frantzisko Xabierkoa; French: François Xavier, Spanish: Francisco Javier; Portuguese: Francisco Xavier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552, venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Navarrese Catholic missionary and saint who was the co-founder of the Society of Jesus. Born in Javier (Xavier in Old Spanish and in Navarro-Aragonese, or Xabier (Basque language for “new house”)), Kingdom of Navarre (in present-day Spain), he was a companion of Ignatius