| LC control no. | n 84221486 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Caldas, Francisco José de, 1768-1816 |
| Variant(s) | Caldas y Tenorio, Francisco José de, 1768-1816 Tenorio, Francisco José de Caldas y, 1768-1816 De Caldas, Francisco José, 1768-1816 Caldas, F. J. de (Francisco José), 1768-1816 Y Tenorio, Francisco José de Caldas, 1768-1816 Caldas, Sabio, 1768-1816 |
| Birth date | 1768-10-04 |
| Death date | 1816-10-29 |
| Place of birth | Popayán (Colombia) Bogotá (Colombia) |
| Field of activity | Colombia--History--War of Independence, 1810-1822 Latin Philosophy |
| Affiliation | Colegio Seminario de Popayán Universidad del Rosario Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada (1783-1816) Observatorio Astronómico Nacional (Colombia) |
| Profession or occupation | Scientist Astronomer Mathematician Observatory director Editor |
| Found in | González Pérez, M. Francisco José de Caldas y la ilustración en la Nueva Granada, 1984: p. 17 (Francisco José de Caldas y Tenorio; b. 1768 in Popayán, Colombia; d. 10/29/1816) LC data base, 1-28-85 (hdg.: Caldas y Tenorio, Francisco José de, 1768-1816; usage: Francisco José de Caldas) Dollero, A. Cult. colombiana, 1930 (Caldas, Francisco José de) Davis, R.H. Hist. dic of Colombia, 1977 (Caldas, Francisco José de, 1771-1816; scientist, engineer, inventor) Saladino García, A. Dos científicos de la Ilustración ... 1990: t.p. (F.J. de Caldas) cover (Francisco José de Caldas; 1771-1816) p. 156 (Francisco José de Caldas y Tenorio) Banco de la República (Colombia) website, January 11, 2022: (Francisco José de Caldas; born October 1768 in Popayán; died by a firing squad on October 29, 1816 in Bogotá; son of José de Caldas and Vicenta Tenorio; studied Latin and philosophy at the Colegio Seminario de Popayán; studied law at the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (1788-1793); moved back to Popayán to help run the family business (1793-1801); studied math and astronomy and was the first Colombian scientist; astronomer who was part of the Real Expedición Botánica (1805-1806); director of the Observatorio Astronómico; founded the Semanario del Nuevo Reino de Granada in 1808 and was published until 1810 and the El Diario Político de Santafé (1810-1811); was one of the writers of Almanaque de las Provincias Unidas del Nuevo Reino de Granada (1812); one source is the Gran Enciclopedia de Colombia (Círculo de Lectores)) <https://enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org/index.php/Francisco_Jos%C3%A9_de_Caldas> Ejército Nacional de Colombia website, January 11, 2022: (Francisco José de Caldas y Tenorio; Sabio Caldas; died by execution on October 29, 1816 in Bogotá for participating in the independence of Colombia; first Colombia scientist) <https://www.eslog.mil.co/un-dia-como-hoy-en-1816-fue-fusilado-francisco-jose-de-caldas/> Revista Noria (published by the Instituto de Estudios e Investigaciones Educativas (IEIE) of the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas), vol. 2, no. 2, 2018: page 11, etc. (Francisco José de Caldas y Tenorio; Francisco José de Caldas; most likely born on October 4, 1768 (the day of San Francisco) because it was the custom of the day to baptize children with the name of the saint that corresponded with the date of their birth; died by a firing squad on October 29, 1816 in Bogotá; son of José de Caldas Rodríguez and Vicenta Tenorio Arboleda; degree in science from the Real Colegio Seminario de San Francisco (today the Universidad del Cauca) (1786); studied law without getting a degree from the Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario; director of the Observatorio Astronómico; author of the article is a professor affiliated with the Facultad de Ciencia y Educación of the Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas) <https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/NoriaIE/article/view/14843/14761> |
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