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María De Los Ángeles Alvariño González
María de los Ángeles Alvariño González (, October 3, 1916 – May 29, 2005), known as Ángeles Alvariño, was a Spanish fishery research biologist and oceanography, oceanographer globally recognized as an authority in plankton biology. She was the first woman ever appointed as scientist aboard any Royal Navy, British or Spanish Navy, Spanish History of research ships, exploration ship. She discovered 22 new species of marine animals and published over a hundred scientific books, essays, and articles. In her late career she studied the history of early marine scientific exploration. Early days María de los Ángeles Alvariño Gonzalez was born in Serantes (Ferrol, Galicia), Spain on October 3, 1916, the daughter of Antonio Alvariño Grimaldos, a physician, and Maria del Carmen Gonzales Diaz-Saavedra de Alvariño. From an early age she showed an interest in the natural sciences and read her father's book on zoology. She attended the lycée Concepcion Arenal in Ferrol and in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serantes
Ferrol (, ) is a city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain, located in the Rías Altas, in the vicinity of Strabo's Cape Nerium (modern-day Cabo Prior Lighthouse, Cape Prior). According to the 2021 census, the city had a population of 64,785, making it the seventh-largest settlement in Galicia. With O Eume, Eume to the south and Ortegal to the north, Ferrol forms the Comarcas of Galicia, ''comarca'' of Ferrol (comarca), Ferrolterra. Around a hundred years ago, and earlier, the Harbor, harbour, with its depth, capacity and overall safety, had few equals in Europe; its entrance was very narrow, commanded by forts, and could even be shut by a boom (navigational barrier), boom. Ferrol has been a major naval shipbuilding centre for most of its history, being the capital of the Spanish Navy's Spanish Marine Infantry, Maritime Department of the North since the time of the early House of Bourbon, Bourbons. In the Spani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
