User:Dustaris/Félix Gila y Fidalgo
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| Born | 10 January 1860 Segovia, Spain |
| Died | 7 March 1912 Seville, Spain |
Félix Gila y Fidalgo (Segovia, 1860 – Seville, 1912) was a Spanish naturalist, writer, and professor.
Biography[edit]
Born in Segovia on January 10, 1860[1], Gila authored works such as Walks and School Visits around the City of Segovia (1897) and Guide and Map of Segovia (1906).[2] He passed away on March 7, 1912, in Seville, where he was a professor. A proponent of Darwinism, he wrote a Treatise on Natural History (1894). Gila is recognized as a leading explorer of the Sierra de Guadarrama from the Segovian side and has a street named after him in his hometown.[3]
Bibliography[edit]
- Cejador y Frauca, Julio. History of the Spanish Language and Literature. Madrid: Tip. de la "Rev. de Arch., Bibl. y Museos", 1919.
- Hernández Laille, Margarita. Darwinism and School Textbooks in Spain and England in the 20th Century (1870-1902). Madrid: National University of Distance Education, 201
References[edit]
- ^ Moreno Yuste 2008, p. 85.
- ^ Cejador y Frauca 1919, p. 162.
- ^ Sáez y Romero 1918, p. 74.