José Daporta Gozález

José Daporta González (19111989) was a professor of Hygiene and Microbiology as well as a prolific Fine arts Collector. Born in Habana (Cuba), the son of Galician emigrants, he returned to the land of his parents at an early age, where he started and finished his university studies, to become a professor of the University of Santiago de Compostela at a young age.

José Daporta González
His family was originally from Serantes, Ferrol, Spain
Born1911 (1911)
Died1989 (aged 7778)
Nationality Spanish Citizen (by descent)
Alma materCuba and Latin America together with Serantes, Ferrol, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia and Spain
Known forProfessor of Hygiene and Microbiology Faculty of Medicine (USC)
Initiate and develop cooperation nexuses with different Latin-American countries
Galician Ambassador for Latin-America” in the early 1940s
Contributing to the creation of the “Galician Institute for Cooperation with Latin-America
Insatiable interest in culture and social anthropology
Owner of one of the most important fine arts collections in Galicia.
AwardsNumerous Awards and Prizes
Scientific career
FieldsHygiene
Microbiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Santiago de Compostela
Galician Institute for Cooperation with Latin-America
Clinical Analysis Institute (USC)
Notes
Unfortunately, the Foundation and Museum of Fine arts which was meant to be opened in Santiago de Compostela after his death, never came to fruition.

He devoted himself to his teaching career and to initiate and develop cooperation nexuses with different Latin-American countries; starting his work as a “Galician Ambassador for Latin-America” in the early 1940s and contributing to the creation of the “Galician Institute for Cooperation with Latin-America”.

It is important to mention Daporta's insatiable interest in culture and social anthropology, which greatly contributed develop his skills as a tireless collector of all sorts of cultural objects from every single corner of the globe. At the time of his death in 1989 (in Santiago de Compostela) he was the owner of one of the most important fine arts collections in Galicia.

Unfortunately, the Foundation and Museum of Fine arts which was meant to be opened in Santiago de Compostela after his death, never came to fruition.

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