José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño

Spanish paleoanthropologist
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José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño

Summary

José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño is a human[1]. His place of birth was Madrid[2]. He was born on June 18, 1952[3]. He worked as a paleontologist[4], biologist[5], and anthropologist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's place of birth was Madrid[2].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño was born on June 18, 1952[3].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño held citizenship in Spain[8].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's professions included paleontologist[4].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's professions included biologist[5].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's field of work was paleoanthropology[9].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's field of work was paleozoology[10].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's field of work was prehistory[11].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's field of work was archaeology[12].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's field of work was anthropology[13].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño held the position of Member of the Royal Spanish Academy[14].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño was employed by Spanish National Research Council[15].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño was employed by Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana[16].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño was employed by Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana[17].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño received the honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos[18].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño received the Premio Prismas[19].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño received the Premio Prismas[20].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño received the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[21].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño was a member of Royal Spanish Academy[22].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño is recorded as male[23].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's instance of is recorded as human[24].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño supervised Yolanda Fernández Jalvo as a doctoral student[25].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño supervised Antonio Sánchez Marco as a doctoral student[26].
  • José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's Commons category is recorded as José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño[27].

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Origins and Family

José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño was born in Madrid[2]. He was born on June 18, 1952[3].

Education

José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño earned the academic degree of Doctor of Science[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include paleontologist[4], biologist[5], and anthropologist[6]. Fields of work include paleoanthropology[9], a branch of anthropology[29]; paleozoology[10], a branch of zoology[30]; prehistory[11], a time[31]; archaeology[12], an academic discipline[32]; and anthropology[13], an academic discipline[33]. Employers include Spanish National Research Council[15], a Public Research Organization[34], in Spain[35], founded in 1939[36], headquartered in CSIC central building, Madrid[37] and Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana[16], a research institute[38], in Spain[39], founded in 2009[40]. José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño held the position of Member of the Royal Spanish Academy[14]. Doctoral students include Yolanda Fernández Jalvo[25], a paleontologist[41], b. 1963[42], of Spain[43], awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[44], specialised in vertebrate paleontology[45] and Antonio Sánchez Marco[26], a paleontologist[46], of Spain[47], specialised in paleornithology[48].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos[18], an award[49], in Spain[50]; Premio Prismas[19], an award[51], in Spain[52], founded in 1993[53]; and Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[21], a science award[54], in Spain[55].

Why It Matters

José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño born?

José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño's place of birth was Madrid[2].

What did José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño do for work?

José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño worked as paleontologist[4], biologist[5], and anthropologist[6].

What awards did José María Bermúdez de Castro y Risueño receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate of the University of Burgos[18], Premio Prismas[19], Premio Prismas[20], and Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research[21].

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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