When was Federico Mayor Zaragoza born?

Federico Mayor Zaragoza was born on 1934-01-27.

What events was Federico Mayor Zaragoza involved in?

public university in Madrid, Spain

What events was Federico Mayor Zaragoza involved in?

member of the Cortes Españolas (1943-1977)

What events was Federico Mayor Zaragoza involved in?

Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a award received connection with Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise.

Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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Born — Life — 1934-01-27
Federico Mayor Zaragoza was born on 1934-01-27.
Studied at Complutense University of Madrid — Education — 1958-01-01
public university in Madrid, Spain
Began serving as Rector of the University of Granada — Career — 1968-07-04
posición académica
Began serving as procurador en Cortes — Career — 1968-07-24
member of the Cortes Españolas (1943-1977)
Received Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise — Recognition — 1969
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a award received connection with Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise.
Received Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health — Recognition — 1970-01-01
highest class of the Spanish civil Order (1943–)
Began serving as procurador en Cortes — Career — 1971-11-11
member of the Cortes Españolas (1943-1977)
Stopped serving as procurador en Cortes — Career — 1971-11-12
member of the Cortes Españolas (1943-1977)
Stopped serving as Rector of the University of Granada — Career — 1972-08-18
posición académica
Stopped serving as procurador en Cortes — Career — 1972-12-20
member of the Cortes Españolas (1943-1977)
Began serving as subsecretario de Educación de España — Career — 1974-01-11
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a position held connection with subsecretario de Educación de España.
Received Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros — Recognition — 1975
condecoración civil de España, categoría de la Orden de Cisneros
Stopped serving as subsecretario de Educación de España — Career — 1975-12-30
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a position held connection with subsecretario de Educación de España.
Began serving as académico de la Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia — Career — 1976-06-10
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a position held connection with académico de la Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia.
Began serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies — Career — 1977-07-05
member of the lower house of the Spanish parliament
Stopped serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies — Career — 1978-06-23
member of the lower house of the Spanish parliament
Received Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención — Recognition — 1981
premio a la invención otorgado por la Fundación García-Cabrerizo de España
Began serving as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport — Career — 1981-12-01
Minister of the government of Spain
Received Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III — Recognition — 1982
2nd class of the order of Charles III of Spain
Stopped serving as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport — Career — 1982-12-02
Minister of the government of Spain
Chaired UNESCO — Career — 1987-01-01
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
Began serving as Member of the European Parliament — Career — 1987-07-06
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Began serving as Director-General of UNESCO — Career — 1987-11-16
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a position held connection with Director-General of UNESCO.
Stopped serving as Member of the European Parliament — Career — 1987-12-16
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Received honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis — Recognition — 1990
honorary doctorate
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Oviedo — Recognition — 1991
título honorífico
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela — Recognition — 1993
título honorífico
Joined Academia Europaea — Career — 1993-01-01
pan-European academy
Received honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne — Recognition — 1993-07-01
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a award received connection with honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala — Recognition — 1994
título honorífico
Received honorary doctor of Comenius University — Recognition — 1994-07-04
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a award received connection with honorary doctor of Comenius University.
Received Officer of the National Order of Quebec — Recognition — 1995
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a award received connection with Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Extramadura — Recognition — 1995
título honorífico
Received Abdus Salam Medal — Recognition — 1995-01-01
Italian science award
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Malaga — Recognition — 1996
título honorífico
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia — Recognition — 1997
título honorífico
Joined Section of Biological Sciences of the Institute for Catalan Studies — Career — 1997-06-09
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a member of connection with Section of Biological Sciences of the Institute for Catalan Studies.
Received honorary doctorate — Recognition — 1997-09-13
honorary academic degree
Chaired UNESCO — Career — 1999-01-01
specialised agency of the United Nations for education, sciences, and culture
Stopped serving as Director-General of UNESCO — Career — 1999-11-12
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a position held connection with Director-General of UNESCO.
Received honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia — Recognition — 2000
Spanish award
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Granada — Recognition — 2001
titulo honorifico
Began serving as — Career — 2002-11-12
Federico Mayor Zaragoza had a position held connection with .
Received Saint George's Cross — Recognition — 2005
award in Espain
Received honorary doctorate at the Laval University — Recognition — 2005
doctor honoris causa from Laval University in Quebec, Canada
Received honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria — Recognition — 2014
título honorífico
Received honorary doctorate of the University of La Rioja — Recognition — 2018
título honorífico
Joined Spanish Association for the Advancement of Science — Career — 2018-01-01
non-governmental organization
Received René Cassin Prize — Recognition — 2019
annual human rights award from the Basque government
Died — Life — 2024-12-19
Federico Mayor Zaragoza died on 2024-12-19.