Pedro Farreras Valenti (4 April 1916 – 17 May 1968) was a Spanish doctor and

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player. His father, Pedro Farreras Sampere, was a noted veterinarian.''Pedro Farreras (1876-1955).''
Ciencia Veterinaria, nº 473, publicado el 10 de junio de 1955 Consultado el 30 de noviembre de 2016. Farreras Valenti competed in the men's tournament at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. Between 1947 and 1958 he was an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Medicine of

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in the chair directed by Agustín Pedro Pons, later he was a professor of

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

and medical clinic at the medical faculties of

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(1959-1960) and

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(1960-1964). He held the presidency of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine and was the author of numerous books and articles related to medicine, notably the 3rd through 7th editions of the ''Compendium of Medical Pathology and Clinical Therapeuti'', published by the Marín publishing house. This book, widely used for the training of medical students in Spain, continues to be published today under the title ''Farreras-Rozman Medicina Interna'', with its latest edition being the 19th (May 2020) edited by Professor Ciril Rozman and co-edited by Professor Francesc Cardellach. He was the mentor of cardiologist

Valentín Fuster Valentín Fuster Carulla, 1st Marquess of Fuster (born January 20, 1943) is a Spanish cardiologist and aristocrat. He is editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of the American College of Cardiology'' (JACC), past President of the American Heart Asso ...

. He died of a heart attack in 1968.

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* 1916 births 1968 deaths Spanish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Spain Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Barcelona Real Club de Polo de Barcelona players {{Spain-fieldhockey-bio-stub