Honorary Academician
Human Sciences: Doctor in Theology, Doctor in Civil Engineering, Doctor in Philosophy, Doctor in Sociology, Doctor in Medicine, and Doctor in Hispanic Philology
Date of admission: December 15, 2020
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. José Ramón Calvo Fernández, Doctor in Economic and Business Sciences
Outstanding career: Recognized for his humanistic thought and his contributions to the dialogue between science, faith, and ethics.
Dr. FRANCISCO GONZÁLEZ DE POSADA
- Born in Cádiz, January 5, 1942.
Academic Degrees
- Civil Engineer, Roads, Canals and Ports, Polytechnic University of Madrid, 1966. PhD in 1973.
- BA in Philosophy and Humanities, Pontifical University of Salamanca, 1968.
- BSc in Physics, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), 1971.
- PhD in Theology (2013).
- PhD in Philosophy (2015).
- PhD in Sociology (2018).
- PhD in Medicine (2019).
- PhD in Hispanic Philology (2019).
Academic Activity
- Chair of Physical Foundations, University of Cantabria (1977–1987), Rector (1984–1986).
- Founder of the Association of Friends of Scientific Culture, President since 1983.
- Chair of Applied Physics, Polytechnic University of Madrid (1987–2012).
Scientific and Academic Contributions
- Honor Medal for the Promotion of Invention (1995).
- Biographer of Leonardo Torres Quevedo (Molledo, 1852 – Madrid, 1936). Honorary citizen of Molledo, a distinction he shares with Miguel Delibes.
Academies
- Full Member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain (1998).
- Corresponding Member of the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy (2002).
- Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando (2002).
- Honorary Member of the Royal Academies of:
- Medical Sciences of Cantabria (2000).
- Medicine of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2009).
- Valencian Culture (2014).
- Sciences, Fine Arts and Humanities of Écija (2015).
- Honorary Assembly Member of the Friendly Literary Assembly (2007).
- Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (2019).
- Founding Academic of the Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Humanities of Lanzarote (2003).