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Celedonio Calatayud Costa (; October 29, 1880 in
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– January 24, 1931 in
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) was a Spanish
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and
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, remembered for his achievements on
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,
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, and electrology. He pioneered the use of radiology and electrology in Europe for both diagnostics and therapeutical purposes, introducing
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in Spain in 1906. He founded the Spanish Medical Electrology and Radiology Society (Sociedad Española de Radiología y Electrología Médicas), promoted the doctoral chair of Electro-radiology and was elected as the first professor to chair it at the Universidad Central (later renamed
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). He also was the driving force behind and creator of the First National Medical Congress that took place in
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in 1919,Spanish National Library
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, April 20, 1919 precursor of the use of
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in gynecologic therapy, founder of the ''Spanish Journal of Medical Electrology and Radiology'' (''Revista Española de Radiología y Electrología Médicas'') and ''Tribuna Médica'', as well as author of many papers on electrodiagnosis,
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,
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, and
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.


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