Talk:Madrid Collection
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The collection was started in 1935 by Professor Orts-Llorca (1905-1993) after its embryological formation in Paris with Henri Rouviere (1875-1952), in Brussels with Albert Dalcq (1893-1973), in Vienna with Alfred Fischel (1868-1938) and Munich with Walter Vogt (1888-1941) and Johannes Holtfreter (1901 - 1992). In Valencia live the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). In Cádiz (1939-1953) overcomes the difficulties associated with it, which did not prevent him form his collection of human embryos. In 1954 he was named full professor at the Central University of Madrid (Complutense current) enriching its collection (Orts-Llorca, 1984). In 1977 he was succeeded by Professor Juan Jiménez-Collado (1932) who incorporates his own collection and manages the creation of the Complutense Institute of Embryology. This is created in 1980, incorporating both seasons. Professor Jiménez-Collado is named Head of it. In 2002 Professor José-Vicente Sanz-Casado (1957) happens and your current Head.
Orts-Llorca F. 1984. Embriones y fetos humanos de diversas universidades españolas. Madrid: Editorial Universidad Complutense
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Prof Luis Arráez Aybar
Prof Sanz-Casado
Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparada (Anatomía y Embriología)
http://www.ucm.es/dep-anatomiayembriologia
Department of Anatomy and Comparative Pathology (Anatomy and Embryology)
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
