Cervigón, Fernando, 1930-
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Name (Latin)
Cervigón, Fernando, 1930-
Other forms of name
Cervigón Marcos, Fernando, 1930-
Cervigón, F. (Fernando), 1930-
Marcos, Fernando Cervigón, 1930-
Date of birth
1930
Date of death
2017-05-17
Occupation
Ichthyologists
Marine biologists
College teachers
Associated Language
spa
Gender
male
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Fernando Cervigón; born in Valencia, Spain; licenciatura and Ph.D. in science, Universidad de Barcelona; scientific director of the Estación de Investigaciones Marinas de Margarita of the Fundación La Salle (1961-1970); professor affiliated with the Universidad de Oriente (1970-1980) where he was the director of the Instituto Oceanográfico en Cumaná (1973-74) and the Centro de Investigaciones Científicas of the Núcleo de Nueva Esparta until 1980; retired as a professor in 1990; founded the Fundación Museo del Mar in 1983 and the Museo Marino (Boca del Río, Venezuela) (1994); he became an individuo de número of the Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales (2002); author of Paraguachoa (1977), La carpintería de ribera en la isla de Margarita (1988), Cubagua 500 años (1997) and Las perlas en la historia de Venezuela (1998) ( (Academia de Ciencias Físicas, Matemáticas y Naturales website, February 19, 2015:) )
- Fernando Cervignón; ichthyologist; marine biologist; founder of the Museo Marino and the Fundación Museo del Mar ( (El Sol de Margarita newspaper website, February 19, 2015:) )
- Las raíces de la identidad hispanoamericana, c2010:t.p. (Fernando Cervigón Marcos)
- Dr. Fernando Cervigón Marcos, president of the Fundación Museo del Mar; author of Peces marinos de las costas de Venezuela ( (Museo Marino blog, February 19, 2015:) )
- La Acuicultura en Venezuela, 1983:t.p. (F. Cervigon) cover (Fernando Cervigon)
- LC data base, 8/20/84(hdg.: Cervigon, Fernando, 1930- ; usage: Fernando Cervigon)
Wikipedia description:
Fernando Cervigón Marcos (born Valencia on 15 May 1930, died Caracas 17 May 2017) was a Spanish ichthyologist and marine biologist, who lived most of his life in Venezuela. He discovered and described numerous species of fish including the Caribbean roughshark and is author of numerous works on fish and Venezuela's ocean environment including Los Peces Marinos de Venezuela. He was the president of the Museo del Mar on Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela.
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