Ángeles Alvariño Gozález
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María de los Ángeles Alvariño Gozález | |
Born | 1916 Serantes, Ferrol, Spain |
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Died | 2005 La Jolla, California, U.S. |
Residence | Spain (Early Life) UK (1940s-1950s) U.S. (Since 1950s) |
Nationality | Spanish Citizen |
Fields | Oceanography Marine biology |
Institutions | Spanish Institute of Oceanography Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The Scripps Research Institute National Marine Fisheries Service |
Alma mater | Serantes, Ferrol, Spain |
Known for | first female Scientist to work on British and Spanish exploration ships leading Oceanographer descoverer of 22 maritime living organisms two of them named after her Aidanosagitta alvarinoae Lizzia alvarinoae |
Notable awards | Grant Awarded by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1956 Silver Medal of Galicia awarded by the King and Queen of Spain in 1993 |
Religious stance | Roman Catholic |
María de los Ángeles Alvariño Gozález, first female Scientist to work on British and Spanish exploration ships and leading Oceanographer (1916-2005)