Luciano García Alén (25 May 1928 – 16 October 2015) was a Spanish physician and ethnographer, known for his studies of
Galician culture. He was born in
Pontevedra
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Pontevedra (comarca), Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is als ...
, Galicia, Spain to
Alfredo García Hermida. His brother
Alfredo García Alén was a historian.
García Alén died in
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
, Galicia, Spain, aged 87.
García Alén died in
Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
, Galicia, Spain, aged 87.
Muere a los 87 años el médico y etnógrafo Luciano García Alén
References
1928 births
2015 deaths
Spanish scientists
20th-century Spanish physicians
21st-century Spanish physicians
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