Facundo Bueso Sanllehí (original) (raw)
Facundo Bueso Sanllehí (February 5, 1905 – January 24, 1960) was a physicist, educator, science communicator and athlete. He was born on February 5, 1905, in Mexico City, Mexico. His family was forced to flee to Spain in 1915 because of the Mexican Revolution. Later in 1917 the family moved from Spain to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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| dbo:abstract | Facundo Bueso Sanllehí (February 5, 1905 – January 24, 1960) was a physicist, educator, science communicator and athlete. He was born on February 5, 1905, in Mexico City, Mexico. His family was forced to flee to Spain in 1915 because of the Mexican Revolution. Later in 1917 the family moved from Spain to San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1927 he obtained a BS degree in Physics (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. He became a Teaching Assistant of Physics before obtaining his BS degree (1926–1927). He obtained a MS degree in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1929. In 1941 he earned his PhD from the University of Chicago. In 1940 and in 1941 he received the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for Physics for studies in the field of band spectra. He worked at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus since 1926–1960. He was a Physics Professor, Chairman of the Department of Physics, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. In 1943 he was named Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences. Facundo Bueso was the first person to hold that position. Bueso died on January 24, 1960, when the motor boat in which he traveled was overturned near Isla Verde. He was an excellent communicator of science. He participated of many programs on radio and TV. He was selected to be in the Puerto Rican Sports Pavilion ("El Pabellón de la Fama del Deporte Puertorriqueño") (1950) and the Hall of Fame of Sports in Puerto Rico ("El Salón de la Fama del Deporte en Puerto Rico")(January 25, 1958). The University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus has a historical building named after him that is part of the Natural Sciences Faculty. (en) |
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| dbo:deathDate | 1960-01-24 (xsd:date) |
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| dbp:almaMater | University of Puerto Rico University of Chicago (en) |
| dbp:awards | Scoville Medal , Proficiency medal R.O.T.C. , Guggenheim Fellow Physics , Hall of Fame of Sports in Puerto Rico (en) |
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| dbp:citizenship | US Citizen (en) |
| dbp:deathDate | 1960-01-24 (xsd:date) |
| dbp:deathPlace | Isla Verde beaches, Puerto Rico (en) |
| dbp:doctoralAdvisor | Robert S. Mulliken (en) |
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| dbp:name | Facundo Bueso (en) |
| dbp:restingPlace | Cementerio Buxeda Memorial, Cupey, Puerto Rico (en) |
| dbp:spouse | Carmen Luisa Nieves (en) |
| dbp:thesisTitle | Rotational Analysis of the 2900Å Band of CO2+ (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Facundo Bueso Sanllehí (February 5, 1905 – January 24, 1960) was a physicist, educator, science communicator and athlete. He was born on February 5, 1905, in Mexico City, Mexico. His family was forced to flee to Spain in 1915 because of the Mexican Revolution. Later in 1917 the family moved from Spain to San Juan, Puerto Rico. (en) |
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