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Josefina Castellví

Spanish women scientist, biologist, oceanographer and writer

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born
1935
died
2026
age at death
90
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biologist, oceanographer, writer

1935 – 2026

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Josefina Castellví Piulachs, known as Pepita Castellví, was a Spanish oceanographer, biologist and writer. Castellvi Peak on Hurd Peninsula, on Livingston Island in Antarctica is named in her honour. In 1984 she was the first Spaniard to participate in an international expedition to Antarctica. She received her bachelor's degree in 1957 and a PhD in biological sciences at the University of Barcelona in 1969. In 1960 she started working for the Institut de Ciències del Mar in Barcelona.

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