José Macpherson y Hemas (1839–1902) was a Spanish amateur geologist, noted as pioneer in the introduction of modern techniques for the studies of rocks in Spain.
Born in 1839 in
Cádiz
Cádiz ( , , ) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated fr ...
in a family of traders, son to a Scottish father.
[; ] He was the younger brother of , a diplomat, archaeologist and translator. Macpherson met
Francisco Giner de los Ríos (the founder of the
Institución Libre de Enseñanza
The Institución Libre de Enseñanza (ILE, English: ''Free Teaching Institution'') was a pedagogical experience developed in Spain for more than half a century (1876–1939). It was inspired by the Krausism, Krausist philosophy introduced at the Co ...
, ILE) for the first time in 1875, collaborating with and eventually becoming a lecturer of the ILE (1882). He was also a member of the and a founding member of the .
Macpherson died on 11 October 1902 in
La Granja.
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Spanish geologists
1839 births
1902 deaths
Spanish people of Scottish descent
People from Cádiz