Biography of Lorenzo Ferrer Figueras
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Born in Barcelona, Spain on November 21st, 1920
- Doctor in Mathematics, Associate Professor at University of Barcelona (1947-1959)
- Full Professor of Theoretical Mechanics at the University of Valencia (1959-1987)
- Full Professor of Differential Equations at the School of Agricultural Engineers (1965-1975)
- Professor Emeritus at the University of Valencia (1987 -2010).
- Twice Recipient of the Torres Quevedo Award (1953 and 1956)
- Winner of the Valencia Innovation Research & Development category Award in 1989
- Founder and Director of the School of Operations Research at the University of Valencia (1965-1991)
- Introduced the Operational Research and Systems Theory in the University of Valencia (between 1962 and 1969)
- President of the Spanish Society of General Systems (1994-2010)
- Dean of the Faculties of Science and Mathematics (between 1975 and 1987)
- Taught Several Hundred Courses in the Faculties of Sciences. Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Economics...
- Winner of the University of Valencia's Gold Medal Award in 2005. Video
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- Died in Valencia on November 5th, 2010
