Jiménez de la Espada, Marcos, 1831-1898

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Name (Latin)
Jiménez de la Espada, Marcos, 1831-1898
Other forms of name
Ximenes de la Espada, Marcos, 1831-1898
La Espada, Marcos Jímenez de, 1831-1898
De la Espada, Marcos Jiménez, 1831-1898
Espada, Marcos Jiménez de la, 1831-1898
Date of birth
1831
Date of death
1898
Field of activity
Philosophy
Occupation
College teachers
Scientists
Associated Language
spa
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 61535892
Wikidata: Q3290212
Library of congress: n 85053011
OCoLC: oca01292628
Sources of Information
  • MWA/NAIP files, Jan. 31, 2011(hdg.: Jiménez de la Espada, Marcos, 1831-1898; usage: Marcos Jiménez de la Espada; variant: Marcos Ximenes de la Espada)
  • Relaciones geográficas indianas collao y charcas, 2014:title page (Marcos Jiménez de la Espada) page 45, etc. (born March 5, 1831 in Cartagena [Spain]; grew up in Barcelona, Valladolid and Sevilla; bachelor's in philosophy, Universidad de Sevilla (1850); licenciatura in natural sciences, Universidad de Madrid; Ph.D. in science; professor affiliated with the Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Madrid in 1857; went to various countries in South and Central America (1862-1865); returned to the Universidad de Madrid; affiliated with the Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid; died October 3, 1898 in Madrid; scientist; researcher; professor; affiliated with the Museo de Ciencias)
  • Tafur, P. Andanças e viajes de un hidalgo español, 1982:t.p. (Marcos Jiménez de la Espada)
  • LC data base, 2-22-85(hdg.: Jiménez de la Espada, Marcos, 1831-1898)

Wikipedia description:

Marcos Jiménez de la Espada (1831–1898) was a Spanish zoologist, herpetologist, explorer and writer, born in Cartagena, Spain, although he spent most of his life in Madrid, where he died. He is known for participating in the Pacific Scientific Commission, with whom he traveled America from 1862 to 1865. He also published several works on geography and history of the American continent.

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