José María Albareda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Albareda and the second or maternal family name is Herrera.

José María Albareda Herrera (Caspe,^[1] 15 April 1902 - 26 February 1966, Madrid) was a Spanish soil scientist and science administrator. From its 1939 creation by Francoist Spain to his 1966 death, he was the secretary general and head of the Higher Council of Scientific Research (CSIC), the main Spanish scientific institution.

Albareda in September 1960

He was one of the first numerary members of the Opus Dei (from 1937) and was a close friend of its founder, Josemaría Escrivá. He was ordained a priest in 1959. In 1960, he was appointed the first president of the University of Navarra.^[2]

References

1. "José María Albareda Herrera". Enciclopedia de la Cultura Española (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Madrid. 1963. pp. 148–149.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. "Albareda Herrera, José María". Publicidad Enciclopedia (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2007.