Julio Rey Pastor was a Spanish

Spain

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 mathematician and historian of science

History of science

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Rey Pastor earned his doctorate

Doctorate

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 from Complutense University of Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

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 in 1909, under supervision of Eduardo Torroja Caballé. He spent most of his academic career switching between Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Buenos Aires

University of Buenos Aires

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Rey Pastor occupied a seat in the Real Academia Española between 1953 and 1962. He was honored with a Spanish stamp in 2000.

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