Global InformationCipriano Segundo Montesino information
The Most Excellent Cipriano Segundo Montesino y Estrada Duke Consort of la Victoria | |
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 Cipriano Segundo Montesino y Estrada | |
| Born | 26 September 1817 Valencia de Alcántara, Spain |
| Died | 27 August 1901 (aged 83) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Grupo de Escuelas Centrales École Centrale Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Civil engineer, Politician |
| Notable work | Contributions to the development of railway systems International Commission for the piercing of the isthmus of Suez |
| Office | Senator of Spain for the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (1881-1901) |
| Term | President of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (1882-1901) |
| Spouse | Eladia Fernández de Espartero y Blanco |
| Children | Pablo Montesino Espartero |
| Parent | Pablo Montesino Cáceres |
| Awards | Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de María Victoria (1872) Cross of Military Merit (1874) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Senate of Spain Royal Academy of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences |
Cipriano Segundo Montesino y Estrada (26 September 1817 – 27 August 1901) was a Spanish civil engineer and politician. He was a founding committee member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences, serving as vice-president and president, and also as a Senator appointed by the academy. He also served as the vice-president of the Senate of Spain.[1][2]
- ^ "Relación de académicos desde el año 1847 hasta el 2003" [List of academics from 1847 until 2003.] (PDF). Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (in Spanish). October 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Pastor Villegas, J. (2017). "Bicentenario del nacimiento de Cipriano Segundo Montesino y Estrada (Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, 1817 - Madrid 1901): primeras páginas de la vida y obra de tan insigne ingeniero, académico y político" [Bicentennial of the Birth of Cipriano Segundo Montesino y Estrada (Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, 1817 - Madrid 1901): First Pages of the Life and Work of Such a Distinguished Engineer, Academic, and Politician]. Alcántara: revista del Seminario de Estudios Cacereños (in Spanish) (85): 11–31. ISSN 0210-9859. Retrieved 14 December 2023.