Ramón y Cajal

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Ramón y Cajal is the Spanish family name most famously associated with Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the pioneering neuroscientist and Nobel laureate regarded as the father of modern neuroscience.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate
Spanish-language surname
family name
human
neuroscientist
awardReceived Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906
burialPlace Cementerio de la Almudena
citizenship Spain
countryOfBirth Spain
countryOfDeath Spain
countryOfOrigin Spain
dateOfBirth 1852-05-01
dateOfDeath 1934-10-17
educatedAt University of Zaragoza
father Justo Ramón Casasús
fieldOfWork anatomy
histology
neuroscience
genre scientific literature
hasFamilyName Ramón y Cajal
honorificTitle father of modern neuroscience
influenced modern neuroscience
neuroanatomy
knownFor Golgi staining method improvements
foundational work in modern neuroscience
neuron doctrine
languageOfOrigin Spanish
memberOf Pontifical Academy of Sciences
Royal Academy of Medicine of Spain
Royal Spanish Academy
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableBearer Santiago Ramón y Cajal
notableIdea individual neurons as discrete cells
notableWork Histology of the Nervous System of Man and Vertebrates
Textura del sistema nervioso del hombre y de los vertebrados
occupation medical doctor
university professor
placeOfBirth Petilla de Aragón
placeOfDeath Madrid
positionHeld professor at Complutense University of Madrid
professor at University of Barcelona
sharedNobelPrizeWith Camillo Golgi
spouse Silveria Fañanás García

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Santiago Ramón y Cajal familyName Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal hasFamilyName Ramón y Cajal
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