Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas
Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas (27 February 1829 in Tarragona – 12 March 1912 in Madrid), Spanish engineer, architect, archaeologist and Arabist, member of the Real Academia de la Historia, Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Real Academia Española and cofounder-president of the Real Sociedad Geográfica.
Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas
Félix Badillo y Rodrigo / Arturo Carretero · (January 0008). " Excmo Sr. D. Eduardo Saavedra ". La Ilustración Española y Americana (Suplemento): 5. · Public domain
- Name
- Eduardo Saavedra
- Birth Name
- Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas
- Born
- 27 February 1829
- Birthplace
- Tarragona, Spain
- Died
- 12 March 1912
- Place of death
- Madrid, Spain
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- historian · archaeologist · arabist · geographer · mathematician · engineer · architect · professor
- Honours
- Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge · Echegaray Medal · Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas (27 February 1829 in Tarragona – 12 March 1912 in Madrid), Spanish engineer, architect, archaeologist and Arabist, member of the Real Academia de la Historia, Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Real Academia Española and cofounder-president of the Real Sociedad Geográfica.
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The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Positions recorded include Senator of the Kingdom and president. Distinctions recorded are Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge, Echegaray Medal and Grand cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso XII.
Title page from the book Ideas de los antiguos sobre las tierras atlánticas.
Saavedra, Eduardo, 1829-1912 · Title page - Internet Archive, Open Library (Book contributor: University of Connecticut Libraries)
Real Academia Española, sala de juntas en la elección de presidente, noche del 22 de noviembre de 1906.
«B. y N.». (magazine Blanco y Negro) Unknown author Unknown author · (1906-12-01). " Real Academia Española ". Blanco y Negro (818). ISSN 0006-4572.
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• Name — Eduardo Saavedra • Birth Name — Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas • Born — 27 February 1829 • Birthplace — Tarragona, Spain • Died — 12 March 1912 • Place of death — Madrid, Spain
Biography
Biography
In 1857 Eduardo Saavedra designed the Chipiona Lighthouse, the highest lighthouse in Spain. In 1860 he discovered Numantia ruins in the province of Soria and was the chairman of the committee that dealt with the archaeological excavations. While working on the project of roads between Soria and the Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma he discovered the Roman road between Uxama Argaela and Augustóbriga. • Illustration — Lighthouse of Chipiona, project by Eduardo Saavedra
Archeological Studies
Archeological Studies
• "Descripción de la vía romana entre Uxama y Augustóbriga", en Memorias de la Real Academia de la Historia, vol. 9, 1879
Arabic Studies
Arabic Studies
• La Geografía de España de El Idrisí, Madrid, 1881. • Intereses de España en Marruecos, Madrid, 1884. • Estudio sobre la invasión de los árabes en España, Madrid, 1891. • La mujer mozárabe, Madrid, 1904.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Recorded positions include Senator of the Kingdom, president, member of the Real Academia de la Historia, Member of the Royal Spanish Academy and member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences. He belonged to Royal Academy of History, Real Sociedad Geográfica, Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Ateneo de Madrid and Royal Spanish Academy.
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1829
Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas was born in 1829 at Tarragona.
1912
Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas died in 1912 at Madrid.
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Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas was born in Tarragona.
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Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas died in Madrid.
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