Miguel Cordero del Campillo
Spanish veterinarian (1925–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miguel Cordero del Campillo (12 January 1925 – 12 February 2020)[1] was a Spanish veterinarian and politician who served as an independent Senator from 1977 to 1979, and as rector of the University of León between 1984 and 1986.[2] He pioneered research into parasitology in Spain, and was recognised as an expert in parasitology.[3]
Cordero del Campillo was born in 1925 in Vegamián, in the Province of León, Spain.[4] He studied veterinary medicine at the veterinary faculty of the University of León, and graduated in 1947, before receiving his doctorate from Madrid in 1952.[5] In 1963, he became a professor at the veterinary faculty of the University of León.[6] From 1983-84, he was vice-rector of the University of León, and from 1984-84 was rector,[6] the position of highest academic authority at the university.
In 1978, he was awarded the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise.[7]