Abstract
WITH the death in Mexico on November 20, 1944, of Don Ignacio Bolivar y Urrutia, the world has lost one of the most eminent Spanish naturalists of a generation belonging as much to the last century as to the present. Ignacio Bolivar was born on November 9, 1850, a member of a noble and ancient family. Although interested from an early age in natural history, young Bolivar had to take up law studies, since his parents hoped that these would provide him with a better livelihood; but he took a degree in natural sciences as well. Before he was twenty, Bolivar became an ardent member of a small but very active group of young Madrid entomologists, and spent much of his free time in exploring the Spanish fauna.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
UVAROV, B. Don Ignacio Bolivar y Urrutia. Nature 156, 74–75 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/156074b0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/156074b0