Luis García Sáinz
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Luis García Sáinz was a pioneer of physical geography in Spain. It was the first Professor in Geography en la University of Valencia and secretary on restart the Instituto Juan Sebastián Elcano. He belongs to the German School of Spanish Geographers. His last position was professor at the University of Barcelona
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In 1917 was appointed Teacher of Geography at the Ecole Normale of Palma de Mallorca, who later would direct.
In 1924 receives a grant to study Geography in Switzerland, both comparative and didactic.
In 1925, he stayed at the University of Belgrade
to study with Serbian geographer Jovan Cvijić
areas of evolution in surface and subsurface ice of the Alps and the regions of the Rhine and central Germany.
He was secretary of Instituto Juan Sebastián Elcano of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas after its restart after the Spanish Civil War. This Institute had an important role in the development of the Spanish geography.
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In memoriam there is an State School in Fuentes de Ebro
, CEIP Luis García Sáinz.
Died of a car accident.
He was a pioneer in geomorphological research. Their research are notable on the Ebro basin (1927, 1928, 1936 and 1939), areas of erosion, glaciers, storms from the east, the massif of Idubeda, and red soils of Mallorca.
University of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
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Teacher of geography
He began his academic career studying and practicing as a teacher in Teruel.In 1917 was appointed Teacher of Geography at the Ecole Normale of Palma de Mallorca, who later would direct.
In 1924 receives a grant to study Geography in Switzerland, both comparative and didactic.
In 1925, he stayed at the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
to study with Serbian geographer Jovan Cvijić
Jovan Cvijic
Jovan Cvijić was a Serbian geographer, president of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences, and rector of the University of Belgrade. A world-renowned scientist, Cvijić is considered the founder of geography in Serbia.-Early life and family:Jovan Cvijić was born on October 11 Jovan Cvijić...
areas of evolution in surface and subsurface ice of the Alps and the regions of the Rhine and central Germany.
He was secretary of Instituto Juan Sebastián Elcano of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas after its restart after the Spanish Civil War. This Institute had an important role in the development of the Spanish geography.
Professor of geography
In 1941he was appointed the first Professor of Physical Geography of the University of Valencia, and secretary on restart the [Instituto Juan Sebastián Elcano]. He belongs to the German School of Spanish Geographers. His last position was professor at the University of BarcelonaUniversity of Barcelona
The University of Barcelona is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network...
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In memoriam there is an State School in Fuentes de Ebro
Fuentes de Ebro
Fuentes de Ebro is a municipality in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2005 census , the municipality has a population of 4,086 inhabitants....
, CEIP Luis García Sáinz.
Died of a car accident.
Physical geographer
He is part of German School geographers group, influenced by German geographers work in Spain and for their educational training in Germany. As geographers attest Horacio Capel in «Geography after the Spanish Civil War., and «Vicenç Maria Rosselló i Verger in «Spanish precursors of Physical Geography.He was a pioneer in geomorphological research. Their research are notable on the Ebro basin (1927, 1928, 1936 and 1939), areas of erosion, glaciers, storms from the east, the massif of Idubeda, and red soils of Mallorca.