Mariano Lagasca
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Mariano la Gasca y Segura (1776-1839) was a Spanish
botanist, writer and doctor. He was the director of Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid.
, in Spain
on October 4, 1776 to a wealthy Catholic family. He studied at the local elementary school and afterwards he continued his ecclesiastical studies in Tarragona
. During his studies in Tarragona he developed an interest for medicine and botany. After finishing his studies in Tarragona, he started travelling until eventually studying medicine at first in Zaragoza
, and later in Valencia and Madrid
.
In 1802 he co-published with Simón de Rojas Clemente y Rubioa volume of articles regarding medicine and botany. After the death of José Cavanilles in 1807, he was appointed to the position of the vice-director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. During that period he was also working as a professor of Botany at the university of Madrid
.
In 1815 after the Peninsular War
, he was appointed to the position of the director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. In the following years he would become well-known in Spain, because of his work at that position. In 1823 he was exiled from Spain because of his liberal political views. He spent the following eleven years in London
, until his return to Spain in 1834 where he regained his position as a director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. He died five years later on June 23, 1839 in Barcelona
.
Spanish people
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botanist, writer and doctor. He was the director of Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid.
Early life
Mariano la Gasca y Segura was born in ZaragozaZaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, in Spain
Spain
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on October 4, 1776 to a wealthy Catholic family. He studied at the local elementary school and afterwards he continued his ecclesiastical studies in Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
. During his studies in Tarragona he developed an interest for medicine and botany. After finishing his studies in Tarragona, he started travelling until eventually studying medicine at first in Zaragoza
Zaragoza
Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, and later in Valencia and Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
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Career
In 1800 he moved to Madrid where he met Antonio José Cavanilles, a well-known botanist and doctor and became his disciple. In Madrid he cooperated in various fields José Demetrio Rodriguez, and co-published with him a botanical book titled Description of certain plants of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid in 1801.In 1802 he co-published with Simón de Rojas Clemente y Rubioa volume of articles regarding medicine and botany. After the death of José Cavanilles in 1807, he was appointed to the position of the vice-director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. During that period he was also working as a professor of Botany at the university of Madrid
University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a public university in Madrid, Spain, and one of the oldest universities in the world.The University of Madrid may also refer to:* The Autonomous University of Madrid, a public university founded in 1968...
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In 1815 after the Peninsular War
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
, he was appointed to the position of the director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. In the following years he would become well-known in Spain, because of his work at that position. In 1823 he was exiled from Spain because of his liberal political views. He spent the following eleven years in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, until his return to Spain in 1834 where he regained his position as a director of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. He died five years later on June 23, 1839 in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
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