100 Notable alumni of
University of Valencia
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The University of Valencia is 376th in the world, 134th in Europe, and 7th in Spain by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Valencia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Manuela Carmena
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- In 1965 graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianwriterlawyer
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Manuela Carmena Castrillo is a retired Spanish lawyer and judge who served as Mayor of Madrid from June 2015 to June 2019. She was a member of the General Council of the Judiciary.
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Claas Relotius
- Occupations
- journalistediting staff
- Biography
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Claas-Hendrik Relotius is a German former journalist. He resigned from Der Spiegel in 2018 after admitting to numerous instances of journalistic fraud.
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José Luis Ábalos
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with diplomatura
- Occupations
- school teacherpolitician
- Biography
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José Luis Ábalos Meco is a Spanish politician serving as member of the Congress of Deputies since 2009. A long-time member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, he was expelled from the party in 2024 for his involvement in a corruption scandal. He has served as minister of Development (of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda since 2020) of the Government of Spain from 2018 to 2021, in the cabinets chaired by Pedro Sánchez. He was also the Secretary of Organization of his party from 2017 to 2021.
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Rita Barberá Nolla
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licentiate in political science, economics, and business science
- Occupations
- politiciancivil servanteconomistjournalist
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María Rita Barberá Nolla was a Spanish politician who was the mayor of Valencia from 1991 until 2015.
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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez
- Occupations
- politicianscreenwriterfilm directorlawyerjournalist
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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez was a journalist, politician, and a bestselling Spanish novelist in various genres whose most widespread and lasting fame in the English-speaking world is from Hollywood films that were adapted from his works.
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Valeria Vegas
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- screenwriterjournalistdocumentarianactortrans activist
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Valeria Martínez Zaragoza, known by her pseudonym Valeria Vegas, is a Spanish journalist, essayist, writer, documentary filmmaker and producer.
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Marta Flich
- Occupations
- economistfilm directortelevision presenteractor
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Marta Flich is a Spanish economist, comedian and TV host.
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Santiago Posteguillo
- Occupations
- writerlinguistphilologist
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Santiago Posteguillo Gómez is a Spanish philologist, linguist and author, born in Valencia in 1967. He has become known for a number of novels set in Ancient Rome, especially his Scipio Africanus and Trajan trilogies.
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Juan Luis Vives
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- pedagogueuniversity teacherteacherRenaissance humanistphilosopher
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Juan Luis Vives y March was a Spanish (Valencian) scholar and Renaissance humanist who spent most of his adult life in the southern Habsburg Netherlands. His beliefs on the soul, insight into early medical practice, and perspective on emotions, memory and learning earned him the title of the "father" of modern psychology. Vives was the first to shed light on some key ideas that established how psychology is perceived today.
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Pedro Cavadas
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- surgeon
- Biography
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Pedro Carlos Cavadas Rodríguez is a Spanish surgeon.
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Graciano López Jaena
- Occupations
- journalistphysician
- Biography
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Graciano López y Jaena, commonly known as Graciano López Jaena ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈlopes ˈhaɪna]), was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13,1888.
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Vicent Partal i Montesinos
- Occupations
- journalist
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Vicent Partal is a Spanish journalist and director of VilaWeb. He has also worked in El Temps, Diari de Barcelona, TVE, Catalunya Ràdio, El Punt, and La Vanguardia, among others. He is considered an Internet pioneer.
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Mónica Oltra
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
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Mónica Oltra Jarque is a Spanish left-wing politician, and the ex-vice president, ex-spokesperson and ex-minister for Equality and Inclusive Policies of the Valencian government.
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Laura Gallego García
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- writerfilm screenwriterphilologist
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Laura Gallego García is a Spanish author of young adult literature.
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Eduardo Zaplana
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- politicianministerlawyer
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Eduardo Andrés Julio Zaplana Hernández-Soro is a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Labour and Social Issues from 2002 to 2004, President of the Valencian Government from 1995 to 2002 and Spokesperson of the Partido Popular (PP) in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 2004 to 2008.
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Alicia Giménez Bartlett
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- writerphilologist
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Alicia Giménez Bartlett is a Spanish writer particularly known for her series of detective novels with protagonist Petra Delicado.
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Joan Fuster Ortells
- Occupations
- aphoristlawyerjournalistwriterpoet
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Joan Fuster i Ortells was an influential Catalan writer. He is considered a major writer in the Valencian language (a dialect of the Catalan language), and his work contributed to reinvigorate left-wing, pro-Catalan nationalism in Valencia during the Spanish transition to democracy. In his influential political essay Nosaltres, els valencians (1962) he coined the term Països Catalans (Catalan Countries) to refer to the Catalan-speaking territories.
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Adela Cortina Orts
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- writerphilosopher
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Adela Cortina is a Spanish philosopher.
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Joan Ribó
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- engineerhigh-school teacherpoliticiantrade unionistprofessor
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Joan Ribó Canut is a Spanish politician and engineer who was the mayor of Valencia from 2015 to 2023. Ribó is a member of Coalició Compromís.
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Carmen Montón
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carmen Montón Giménez is a Spanish politician currently serving as Permanent Observer Ambassador of Spain to the Organization of American States.
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Manuel Vicent
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licentiate in philosophy and law
- Occupations
- short story writerwriternovelistjournalist
- Biography
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Manuel Vicent is a Spanish writer. He was born in La Vilavella, Castellón and studied philosophy and law at the University of Valencia. A prolific author, he has written more than 40 books. He has won several literary prizes, including the Premio Nadal and the Premio Alfaguara, which he won twice.
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Francisco Camps
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licensed in law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francisco Enrique Camps Ortiz is a Spanish politician belonging to the Partido Popular (PP). He served as President of the Valencian Government, the Valencian regional administration, in the period 2003–2011, and is still a member of the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament.
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Carmen Alborch
- Occupations
- politicianprofessorjuristlawyerwriter
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Carmen Alborch Bataller was a Spanish politician, writer, and minister of culture.
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Joan Baldoví i Roda
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- physical education teacherpoliticiandance teacherschool teacher
- Biography
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Joan Baldoví Roda is a Spanish politician, who has represented Valencia Province in the Congress of Deputies since 2011.
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Luis Planas
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- politiciandiplomatlawyer
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Luis Planas Puchades is a Spanish labour inspector, diplomat and politician serving as minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food since 2018. He has served as acting minister of Territorial Policy and Civil Service from May 2019 to January 2020 and represented Córdoba in the Congress of Deputies from 1982 to 1987 and from 2019 to 2020, and Andalusia region in the Spanish Senate from April to June 1996.
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María Blasco Marhuenda
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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María Antonia Blasco Marhuenda, known as María Blasco, is a Spanish molecular biologist. She was the director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas, CNIO) from June 22, 2011 to January 29, 2025.
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Raimon
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- musiciansinger-songwritersinger
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Ramon Pelegero Sanchis, who takes the stage name of Raimon, is a Spanish singer. He performs in the musical style of Nova Cançó, and in the Catalan language.
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Carlos Fabra
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Carlos Fabra Carreras is a Spanish politician and businessman. He was president of the Provincial Council of Castellón from 1995 to 2011 and one of the leaders of the Partido Popular in the province. He was president of the public company that manages Castellón airport until 22 March 2013, when he resigned after learning that he would be tried in court. He was prosecuted for various offences of influence peddling, bribery and five tax offences, and was sentenced in November 2013 to four years in prison for defrauding the tax authorities of 700,000 euros.
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Francisco Tomás y Valiente
- Occupations
- historianprofessorjuristwritersenior lecturer
- Biography
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Francisco Tomás y Valiente was a Spanish jurist, historian, and writer. He was professor of history of law in the Autonomous University of Madrid. He presided Spain's Constitutional Court from 1986 to 1992. He was assassinated by ETA in 1996.
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Esteban González Pons
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- In 1991 graduated with licentiate in law
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Esteban González Pons is a Spanish politician of the People's Party (PP) who was a member of the European Parliament between 2014 and 2023. He was elected to the 15th Congress of Deputies from Valencia in the 2023 Spanish general election.
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Mathieu Orfila
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Studied in 1804
- Occupations
- physiologisttoxicologistphysicianpharmacologistforensic scientist
- Biography
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Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila was a Spanish toxicologist and chemist, the founder of the science of toxicology.
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Olga Malinkiewicz
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Olga Malinkiewicz is a Polish physicist, inventor and entrepreneur. She is known for inventing a method of producing solar cells based on perovskites using inkjet printing. She is a co-founder and the Chief Technology Officer at Saule Technologies. She is the recipient of two European Inventor Awards (2024).
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Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Francisco Juan Martínez Mojica is a Spanish molecular biologist and microbiologist at the University of Alicante in Spain. He is known for his discovery of repetitive, functional DNA sequences in bacteria which he named CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats). These were later developed into the first widespread genome editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9.
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Gabriel Miró
- Occupations
- civil servantwriter
- Biography
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Gabriel Miró Ferrer, known as Gabriel Miró, was a Spanish modernist writer. In 1900 he finished his studies in law at the University of Granada and the University of Valencia. He focused mainly on writing novels, but also collaborated to a large number of newspapers such as: El Heraldo, Los Lunes de El Imparcial, ABC and El Sol. He was among the contributors of the Madrid-based avant-garde magazine Prometeo between 1908 and 1912. The rich and poetic language, the philosophical and theological ideas, and the subtle irony are some of the main characteristics of his works. Gabriel Miró preferred to focus on the intimate world of his characters and its development, in the inner relations between everything in their surrounding and the way they evolve in time.
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Pedro Laín Entralgo
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- philosopherpoliticianphysicianmedical historianwriter
- Biography
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Pedro Laín Entralgo was a Spanish physician, historian, author and philosopher. He worked, fundamentally, on medical history and anthropology.
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Francisco Brines
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Francisco Brines Bañó was a Spanish poet.
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José Sanchis Sinisterra
- Occupations
- theatrologistdramaturgetheatrical directorwriterplaywright
- Biography
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José Sanchis Sinisterra is a Spanish playwright and theatre director. He was born in Valencia. He is best known, outside of Spain, for his award-winning play, ¡Ay Carmela!.
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José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- philosopher of lawpolitician
- Biography
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José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes is a Spanish philosopher of law and politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who has been serving as Minister of Culture and Sport in the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez since 2020. He is also a member of the PSOE's federal executive board.
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Antonio José Cavanilles
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- university teacherpriestpteridologistbotanist
- Biography
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Antonio José Cavanilles was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist, artist and one of the most important figures in the 18th century period of Enlightenment in Spain.
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Antoni Asunción Hernández
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- politician
- Biography
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Antoni Asunción Hernández was a Spanish politician of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was Minister of Interior between 1993 and 1994. He also served as member of the Congress of Deputies during the V Legislature (1993–1996).
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Vicente Barrera Simó
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- politicianmatadorbullfighter
- Biography
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Vicente Barrera Simó is a Spanish politician of the party Vox. He was previously a bullfighter. He was vice president and Minister of Culture and Sport in the Generalitat Valenciana, in the government of Carlos Mazón, from July 2023 to July 2024.
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Cèlia Amorós Puente
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- philosopher
- Biography
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Celia Amorós Puente is a Spanish philosopher, essayist and supporter of feminist theory. She is a key figure in the so-called equality feminism and focused an important part of her research in the building of relations between Enlightenment and feminism. Her book Hacia una crítica de la razón patriarcal constitutes a new outlook on the gender perspective (gender studies) of philosophy, revealing the biases of androcentrism and claims a critical review on behalf of women.
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Consuelo Femenía
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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María Consuelo Femenía Guardiola is a Spanish diplomat and ambassador. Currently she is posted as ambassador in the Netherlands.
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Jaume Matas
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with Llicenciate in Business Management and Economic Sciences
- Occupations
- politicianinspector
- Biography
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Jaume Matas Palou is a Spanish politician. He was President of the Balearic Islands from 1996 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. In March 2012 Matas was sentenced to six years imprisonment for fraud.
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Duke Buchan
- Occupations
- entrepreneurdiplomatinvestment banker
- Biography
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Richard Duke Buchan III is an American financier, diplomat, farmer and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Hunter Global Investors, a private investment management firm. He served as the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2017 to 2021, after which he became the current finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
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Jordi Sevilla
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Jordi Sevilla Segura, is a Spanish politician and economist chairman of Red Eléctrica Group between 2018 and 2020, when he resigned. He was Minister for Public Administration between 2004 and 2007.
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Joan Lerma
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Joan Lerma Blasco is a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), who served as the first democratically elected President of the Valencian Government since the restoration of democracy in the 1970s.
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José Luis Villacañas Berlanga
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- In 1977 graduated with licentiate in philosophy
- Graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- political philosopherpoetnovelistwriterphilosophy historian
- Biography
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José Luis Villacañas Berlanga is a Spanish political philosopher and historian of political ideas.
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Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte
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- pharmacistresearcherbiochemist
- Biography
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Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte is a Spanish biochemist and developmental biologist. He is a professor in the Gene Expression Laboratories at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, US since 1993.
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Rafael Altamira y Crevea
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- judgelegal historianuniversity teacherhistorianwriter
- Biography
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Rafael Altamira y Crevea was a Spanish historian and jurist.
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Julio Cervera Baviera
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- inventorpoliticianexplorer
- Biography
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Julio Cervera Baviera was a Spanish engineer, educator, explorer, and colonial military commander. He was an early pioneer in the development of radio and authored various scientific and geographic books and articles.
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Enric Morera i Català
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- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Enric Morera Català is a Spanish politician who is the leader of Més–Compromís and the Compromís coalition.
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Gabriela Bravo Sanestanislao
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- prosecutorpolitician
- Biography
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Gabriela Bravo Sanestanislao is a Spanish politician who served as minister of justice, interior and public administration for the Valencian Community from 2019 to 2023 as part of the Second government of Ximo Puig.
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José Viñals Íñiguez
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- economistfinancierbankerchief executive officer
- Biography
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José Maria Viñals Íñiguez is a Spanish economist and businessman. He serves as Group Chairman of Standard Chartered and Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank, the United Kingdom subsidiary of Standard Chartered.
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Pedro Agramunt
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- politician
- Biography
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Pedro Agramunt Font de Mora was a Spanish politician. Agramunt was from Valencia and served as a member of the Senate of Spain since 2008. He had previously represented Valencia Province in the Spanish Congress of Deputies from 1989 to 1991 and in the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian regional parliament, from 1991 to 1994. He was a prominent member of the People's Party (Spain). He was also a Chairman of the European People's Party since January 2016 and was active in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, being president until his resignation on 6 October 2017.
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Santiago Grisolía García
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- physicianbiologistwriterbiochemistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Santiago Grisolía García, 1st Marquess of Grisolía was a Spanish biochemist.
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Bernat Soria
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- physicianpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Bernat Soria Escoms is a Spanish scientist. He is also affiliated with the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party, for whom he served as Minister of Health from 2007 to 2009.
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Gregorio Mayans
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- professorlatinisthistoriannon-fiction writerlibrarian
- Biography
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Gregorio Mayans y Siscar was a Spanish historian, linguist and writer of the Enlightenment in Spain.
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Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà
- Occupations
- cultural activistpoliticiananthropologistwritertranslator
- Biography
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Joan Francesc Mira i Casterà is a Spanish writer, anthropologist and sociologist. He is an honorary member of the Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana and President of Acció Cultural del País Valencià. In politics he is a supporter and has been a candidate of Valencian Nationalist Bloc in 2000 and 2003.
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Isidro Goma y Tomas
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- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Isidro Gomá y Tomás was the Bishop of Tarazona in the Province of Zaragoza and was known for his strong support of Francisco Franco and the National Movement during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). He was later made Cardinal and Archbishop of Toledo and was Primate of Spain.
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Esteban Valenzuela
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with doctorate in contemporary history
- Occupations
- writerjournalistpolitician
- Biography
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Esteban Valenzuela Van Treek is a Chilean journalist, politician and writer, born in Rancagua. Since 11 March 2022, he has served as Chile's Minister of Agriculture. Mayor of Rancagua from 1992 to 1996, and Deputy from 2002 to 2010.
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Ricardo Samper Ibáñez
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- politiciandiplomatlawyer
- Biography
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Ricardo Samper Ibáñez was a Spanish political figure during the Second Spanish Republic.
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Juan Peset
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- professorpoliticianphysician
- Biography
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Juan Bautista Peset Aleixandre, also known as Joan Baptista Peset Aleixandre was a Spanish doctor, university professor and chancellor, and politician. He was executed by Franco’s regime after the end of the Spanish Civil War.
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José Luis Villar Palasí
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- politician
- Biography
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José Luis Villar Palasí was a Spanish politician who served as Minister of Education and Science of Spain between 1968 and 1973, during the Francoist dictatorship.
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José María Albiñana
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- physicianpoliticianphysician writerpsychiatristneurologist
- Biography
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José María Albiñana was a Spanish physician, eugenicist, neurologist, medical writer, philosopher and anti-republican right-wing politician.
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Vicent Marzà i Ibàñez
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Vicent Marzà i Ibáñez is a Valencian teacher and politician, member of the Valencian Parliament for Compromís and member of Més–Compromís. Between 2015 and 2022 he was Minister of Education, Research, Culture and Sports of the Generalitat Valenciana.
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Francisco Sosa Wagner
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherlawyerwriterjurist
- Biography
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Francisco Sosa Wagner is a Spanish jurist, professor of administrative law, writer and politician. He was elected at the 2009 European election as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Union, Progress and Democracy party. He was re-elected in 2014, but resigned his seat in October that year.
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Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- 1994-1999 graduated with licentiate
- Occupations
- physicistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is a Spanish physicist and current Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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Manuel Sanchis i Guarner
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- lexicographerteacherwriterhistorianromanist
- Biography
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Manuel Sanchís Guarner was a Spanish philologist, historian and writer.
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Sandra Gómez López
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Sandra Gómez López is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) politician.
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José Ibáñez Martín
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianprofessordiplomat
- Biography
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José Ibáñez Martín was a Spanish politician who was a long-serving member of the Cabinet of Francisco Franco. From 1939 to 1967 he also served as President of the Spanish National Research Council.
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Clementina Ródenas i Villena
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- politicianprofessor
- Biography
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Clementina Ródenas Villena is a Spanish politician from the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) who was Mayor of Valencia between 1989 and 1991.
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Ana Botella Gómez
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Ana Botella Gómez is a Spanish politician of the Socialist Party serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies representing Valencia. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the 11th Secretary of State for Security of the Government of Spain.
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Susana Camarero
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Susana Camarero Benítez, is a politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP) where she serves on the national executive.
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Diego Mateo Zapata
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- physicianphilosopher
- Biography
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Diego Mateo López Zapata was a Spanish physician and philosopher who was denounced by the Spanish Inquisition and subsequently tortured for following and promoting Judaism in the 17th and 18th centuries. Zapata treated a number of influential figures in the court of King Philip V.
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Carlos Flores Juberías
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carlos Flores Juberías is a Spanish professor of law at the University of Valencia, specialising in the Constitution of Spain. He was the lead candidate for Vox in the 2023 Valencian regional election, in which they came fourth with 13 seats. The party formed a government with the People's Party (PP), in which he was not included due to controversy over his conviction for harassment of his ex-wife in 2002. He was then elected to the Congress of Deputies.
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Juan Benlloch i Vivó
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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Juan Baptista Benlloch i Vivó was a Spanish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Burgos from 1919, who was elevated to the cardinalate in 1921, and who, as Co-Prince of Andorra, composed the text for "El Gran Carlemany", that country's national anthem.
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Avel·lí Corma Canós
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- Graduated with licentiate in chemistry
- Occupations
- university teacherchemist
- Biography
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Avel·lí Corma i Canós ForMemRS is a Valencian (Spain) chemist distinguished for his world-leading work on heterogeneous catalysis.
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Antonio Ponz
- Occupations
- painterart historian
- Biography
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Antonio Ponz Piquer was a Spanish painter.
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Santiago Lanzuela
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Santiago Lanzuela Marina was a Spanish economist and politician for the People's Party (PP), who served as President of the Government of Aragon, one of the Spanish regional administrations.
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Héctor Illueca Ballester
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Héctor Illueca Ballester is a Spanish labour inspector and politician. He served as Director of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate from February 2020 to September 2021.
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Ricard Pérez Casado
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Ricard Pérez Casado is a Spanish politician and former mayor of Valencia who belongs to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).
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Pilar Lima
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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María Pilar Lima Gozálvez is a Spanish politician of the party Podemos. She served as a senator from 2015 to 2019 and a member of the Corts Valencianes from 2019 to 2023. She was the leader of Podemos in the Valencian Community from 2020 to 2023, resigning after an unsuccessful campaign in the 2023 Valencia City Council election. Deaf from birth, she was Spain's first deaf senator.
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Ciprià Ciscar
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Ciprià Císcar Casabàn is a lawyer and Spanish politician who belongs to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and served as federal secretary of the PSOE from 1994 to 2000.
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Francisco de Toledo
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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Francisco de Toledo was a Spanish Jesuit priest and theologian, Biblical exegete and professor at the Roman College. He is the first Jesuit to have been made a cardinal (in 1593).
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Pilar Pedraza
- Occupations
- university teacherwritertranslatornovelist
- Biography
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Pilar Pedraza Martínez is a Spanish professor and writer. Her work has two main aspects: horror narrative and essay.
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Luis Simarro Lacabra
- Occupations
- neurologist
- Biography
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Luis Simarro Lacabra was a Spanish neurologist who was born in Rome while his parents were living in the Papal States.
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José Evangelista
- Occupations
- composeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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José Evangelista was a Spanish composer and music educator who was based in Montreal, Canada. He was professor of composition at the Université de Montréal from 1979 to 2009. A member of the Canadian League of Composers, the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, and an associate of the Canadian Music Centre, Evangelista was known for his commitment to contemporary classical music and non-Western music.
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Carles Mulet Garcia
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carles Mulet Garcia is a Spanish politician and senator. He is a senator by appointment in the Senate of Spain representing the Valencian Parliament of Coalició Compromís. He was appointed into the Senate of Spain by the Valencian Parliament on 23 July 2015.
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Emmanuel Domingo y Sol
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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Manuel Domingo y Sol was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Pontifical Spanish College in Rome and the religious order known as the Diocesan Labour Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1883). As a new priest he had built a sports arena and a theater to provide a place for adolescents to engage in sport activities and to act.
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Paúl Granda López
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paúl Andrés Granda López is an Ecuadorian politician who occupied the mayorship of Cuenca between 2009 and 2014.
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Fernando Giner Grima
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- In 1987 graduated with licentiate in economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomistteacher
- Biography
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Fernando Giner Grima is a Spanish businessman, economist and former politician. A member of the Citizens party, he led them to six seats on Valencia City Council in 2015 and 2019, before leaving politics when they lost all their seats in 2023.
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Belén Hoyo
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- lawyerpolitician
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Belén Hoyo Juliá is a Spanish politician who belongs to the People's Party (PP).
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José Ramón Pin Arboledas
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- politicianeconomist
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José Pin Arboledas is a Spanish economist and politician.
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Ana María Cuervo
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- physicianbiologistbiochemist
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Ana Maria Cuervo is a Spanish-American physician, researcher, and cell biologist. She is a professor in developmental and molecular biology, anatomy and structural biology, and medicine and co-director of the Institute for Aging Studies at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is best known for her research work on autophagy, the process by which cells recycle waste products, and its changes in aging and age-related diseases.
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Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas
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- writerhistorianpoetnovelist
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Carmelina Sánchez-Cutillas i Martínez del Romero was a Spanish historian, novelist and poet in Catalan language. Winner of the first Competition of Valencian Poetry of the University of Kentucky, a selection of her poem book Un món rebel (A rebel world) was translated into English in 1969.
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Ricardo Peralta Ortega
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- lawyerpolitician
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Ricardo Peralta Ortega, is a Spanish politician and former member of the Spanish Parliament.
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Timothy S. Healy
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- Catholic priestacademic administratoreducator
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Timothy Stafford Healy SJ was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who straddled the religious and secular life, serving as the vice chancellor of the City University of New York, the president of Georgetown University, and the president of the New York Public Library.
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Concepción Aleixandre Ballester
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- physiciangynecologistacademic
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María de la Concepcion Aleixandre Ballester, also known as Maria de la Concepcion Isidra Faustina Stephanie Vicenta, was a Spanish teacher, medical doctor, gynecologist, inventor, scientist, and writer. She was the first woman admitted to Spain's Gynecological Society.
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Isaura Navarro
- Enrolled in the University of Valencia
- In 1997 graduated with licentiate in law
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- politiciantrade unionistlawyer
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Isaura Navarro Casillas, is a Spanish politician and former member of the Spanish Parliament. She holds a law degree obtained from the University of Valencia and specialises in business and labour law with a focus on worker's rights, due to obtaining the relevant qualifications in 1997. She has been the legal counsel of the Workers' Commissions Public Service and Public Administration Federation since the year 2000. In 2004 she was chosen to head the list of United Left in Valencia. With a drop in the overall United left vote, she won the 16th and final list seat, although a drop of less than 1800 votes would have cost her seat. In 2005 she became part of the federal praesidium of United Left. In the 2008 election she lost her seat to the People's Party. In 2015 she was elected to the Corts Valencianes, the Valencian autonomous parliament, as part of the Coalició Compromís list.
