María de los Ángeles Alvariño González

María de los Angeles Alvarino Gonzalez
Born	October 3, 1916(1916-10-03) Serantes, Ferrol, Spain
Died	May 29, 2005 La Jolla, California, U.S.
Residence	Spain (Early Life) UK (1940s-1950s) U.S. (Since 1950s)
Nationality	Spanish
Fields	Oceanography Marine biology
Institutions	Spanish Institute of Oceanography Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution The Scripps Research Institute National Marine Fisheries Service
Alma mater	Serantes, Ferrol, Spain
Known for	first female Scientist to work on British and Spanish exploration ships leading Oceanographer descoverer of 22 maritime living organisms two of them named after her Aidanosagitta alvarinoae Lizzia alvarinoae
Notable awards	Grant Awarded by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1956 Silver Medal of Galicia awarded by the King and Queen of Spain in 1993

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Alvariño and the second or maternal family name is González.

María de los Ángeles Alvariño González (October 3, 1916 – May 29, 2005) was a Spanish oceanographer. She was the first female scientist to work on British and Spanish exploration ships.

See also

• University of Santiago de Compostela

External links

• (Galician) Ángeles Alvariño: Unha precusora na investigación oceanográfica mundial

Persondata
Name	Angeles Alvarino Gozalez
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	October 3, 1916
Place of birth	Serantes, Ferrol, Spain
Date of death	May 29, 2005
Place of death	La Jolla, California, U.S.