Miguel Ángel Troitiño
Miguel Ángel Troitiño Vinuesa (1947 – 2020) was a Spanish geographer, professor of human geography at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He was an expert in cultural tourism and heritage preservation.[1]
Miguel Ángel Troitiño | |
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| Born | 1947  El Arenal |
| Died | 21 April 2020 (aged 72–73) Madrid |
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| Occupation | Geographer, university teacher (1973–) |
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Biography
Born in El Arenal, province of Ávila, Spain, in 1947, Troitiño earned a licentiate degree in Geography and History from the UCM.[2] He obtained a PhD in Geography in 1979 from the UCM,[3] reading a dissertation on the city of Cuenca,[4] titled Cuenca, la crisis de una vieja ciudad castellana[5] and supervised by Manuel de Terán Álvarez. A lecturer at the UCM since 1973,[3] he obtained a Chair of Human Geography in 1991.[6]
During his career, he focused on fields such as tourism, cultural heritage, urban planning and territorial development.[2] A great deal of his scholar production dealt with the city of Cuenca.[6] A member of the Institución Gran Duque de Alba, he also worked on the strategy for territorial sustainable development for the Tiétar Valley,[2] in his native province.
He died from COVID-19 duringbthe COVID-19 pandemic in Spain on 21 April 2020.[2][6]
References
- Pérez Monguió, Fernando (3 July 2006). "Expertos piden limitar las visitas a la Alhambra, la Mezquita y la Giralda". El País.
- "Muere Miguel Ángel Troitiño, referente del estudio turístico". El Diario de Ávila. 21 April 2020.
- "Miguel Ángel Troitiño Vinuesa". Revista de Arte. 10 January 2008.
- "Fallece con coronavirus Miguel Ángel Troitiño, geógrafo "clave" en la declaración de Cuenca como Ciudad Patrimonio". eldiario.es. 22 April 2020.
- Muñoz, José Luis (19 July 1979). "Cerrada la biblioteca pública de Cuenca". El País.
- "Fallece Miguel Ángel Troitiño, el gran experto del casco antiguo de Cuenca". eldigitalcastillalamancha.es. 22 April 2020.