José María Bermúdez de Castro

José María Bermúdez de Castro Risueño (born 18 June 1952) is a Spanish paleoanthropologist. He is known as the first author of the species description of Homo antecessor from the Gran Dolina at the Archaeological site of Atapuerca. On 16 December 2021 he was elected as member of the Real Academia Española, taking the seat K on 9 October 2022.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bermúdez de Castro and the second or maternal family name is Risueño.
The Most Excellent

José María Bermúdez de Castro
Born
José María Bermúdez de Castro Risueño

(1952-06-18) 18 June 1952
Madrid, Spain
Seat K of the Real Academia Española
Assumed office
9 October 2022
Preceded byFederico Corriente

References
  1. "Letra K - José María Bermúdez de Castro Risueño". Real Academia Española (in Spanish).
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