Asunción Linares, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Asunción Linares

Spanish paleontologist

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1921

Place of Birth: Pulianas, Andalusia, Spain

Date of Death: 21-Apr-2005

Profession: writer, university teacher, paleontologist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Asunción Linares Rodríguez (12 February 1921 – 21 April 2005) was a Spanish paleontologist who excelled in teaching and research.
She earned a degree in Natural Sciences at the Complutense University of Madrid, obtaining her doctorate in 1952 under the direction of Bermudo Meléndez.
She became the Chair of Paleontology at the University of Granada in 1961, being the first woman to obtain such a position on a science faculty in Spain, and the second to become a full professor after the Civil War.
Regarding her academic relevance, she stood out for the direction of numerous doctoral works over her career. She introduced the specialty of Micropaleontology at the University of Granada.She was Vice Chancellor of academic organization of the University of Granada from 1980 to 1981.