Blas Cabrera
Blas Cabrera | |
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Blas Cabrera by Eulogia Merle | |
| Born | Blas Cabrera y Felipe 20 May 1878 Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain |
| Died | 1 August 1945 (aged 67) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Alma mater | Universidad Central de Madrid |
| Children | Nicolás Cabrera |
| Relatives | Blas Cabrera Navarro (grandson) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, magnetism |
| Institutions | Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences Royal Spanish Academy, Menéndez Pelayo International University |
| Doctoral advisor | Santiago Ramón y Cajal |
| Seat I of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 26 January 1936 – 1 August 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Santiago Ramón y Cajal |
| Succeeded by | Gerardo Diego |
Blas Cabrera y Felipe (May 20, 1878 – August 1, 1945) was a Spanish physicist. He worked in the domain of experimental physics with focus in the magnetic properties of matter. He is considered one of the greatest scientists of Spain and one of the founders of the study of physical sciences in his country.