Federico Mayor Zaragoza

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Spanish politician and academic (1934-2024)

Spain PoliticiansLived 1934 to 2024 · aged 90

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Awards 40

2019René Cassin Prize

2018honorary doctorate of the University of La Rioja

2014honorary doctorate of the University of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

2005Saint George's Cross

2005honorary doctorate at the Laval University

2001honorary doctorate of the University of Granada

2000honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia

1997honorary doctorate of the University of Murcia

1997honorary doctorate

1996honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca

1996honorary doctorate of the University of Malaga

1995Abdus Salam Medal

1995Officer of the National Order of Quebec

1995honorary doctorate of the University of Extramadura

1994honorary doctorate of the University of Alcala

1994honorary doctor of Comenius University

1993honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela

1993honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

1991honorary doctorate of the University of Oviedo

1990honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

1982Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

1981Medalla de Honor al Fomento de la Invención

1975Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros

1970Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Health

1969Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise

Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia

Dearest Son of Andalusia

Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

Grand Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

honorary doctorate of Seville University

Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎

honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona

Order of Friendship of Peoples

honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Order of Friendship

Order of Charles III

Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

National Order of Quebec

Order of the Sun of Peru

In their orbit 2

FatherFederico Mayor Domingo

ChildFederico Mayor Menéndez

Connected to Federico 6

Antonio TejeroAlso in Operación Palace (2014)

Iñaki GabilondoAlso in Operación Palace (2014)

Juan Carlos I of SpainAlso in Operación Palace (2014)

José Luis GarciAlso in Operación Palace (2014)

Iñaki AnasagastiAlso in Operación Palace (2014)

Plácido DomingoAlso won Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise

About this person

Federico Mayor Zaragoza was a Spanish scientist, scholar, politician, diplomat and poet. He served as the director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 1987 to 1999. After his tenure as director-general, he continued to participate in various peace-related organizations, such as the Foundation for a Culture of Peace and the International Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, as a member of their honorary boards. Additionally, he served as the honorary chairman of the Académie de la Paix.

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Spain